Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nurse, nutritionist, herbalist, or otherwise medically trained person.
I am an ordinary person who has suffered from adult acne since 1995 and have found no solution to my acne through conventional medicine.
December 28, 2002
posted by Colleen Shirazi at
10:48 AM (Pacific)
Wehellllll, would you guess what. I have stopped using topicals.
I'm currently mixing two yeasts...the original Lewis Labs brewer's yeast, plus something called "nutritional yeast" (KAL brand).
The KAL stuff is half the price of the Lewis Labs...about $6 for 16 oz. At first I had the idea of using the cheaper stuff. I used it by itself (same amount, 3 tablespoons per day) for a few days. The acne started coming back so I abandoned that idea.
I'm doing 1 tablespoon KAL to 2 tablespoons Lewis Labs. It seems to me personally, that they work better together than the Lewis Labs did alone.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T HAVE ACNE ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um, let me back up a bit...some parts of my face are...exactly like my old skin. I mean perfect. Other parts still have very small clogged pores...the clogs get smaller and fewer day by day though.
I really cannot believe this. I don't have to go walking around on eggshells anymore, wondering when my face would break out. I don't have to run my hand over my face anymore. There are times when I can actually forget I ever had a skin problem. I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't need to wear any kind of foundation. I can take a shower, get dressed and leave the freakin' house with nothing on my face.
I really hope this works for someone else!
A warning though...if you have diabetes, you will want to consult your doctor before taking this. If I understand correctly...it's the chromium combined with B vitamins in the yeast, that works on acne. (I think adult acne itself has something to do with not being able to metabolize sugar.)
I looked at some chromium supplements...there was a warning on the label not to take the supplement if you have diabetes. So there is that consideration...and I would consult a doctor anyway before doing a yeast regimen.
That said...I am truly hoping to help someone else with this problem. Nothing else I tried worked.
Have the best of holidays and let's hope 2003 is a better freakin' year!
