acne

Ooooo… I hated that. I don't break out anymore, thankfully. Your skin is one of the largest detox organs that you have (if not the largest—I forget my biology). So if your lymphs are jammed up, your skin gets clogged up too. Do you do dry brushing? That should help along w/ detox baths that really draw toxins out of your skin—sometimes too strongly so you have to be careful. Of course, diet is critical—organic, no processed foods. Keep it clean and healthy so you aren't overloading your organs with stuff it doesn't need.

Also… this gets a little technical so let me know if you'd like more specific info but acne can be triggered by various issues going on—not just clogged skin. Sometimes, a yeast overgrowth might look like an acne breakout. Or, a sensitivity to demodex (which are the critters that live on everyone's skin but for some it causes problems), or a chemical sensitivity or reaction to certain foods. So, if one thing doesn't work it might take a little investigation.

I also found a great natural product online that is so amazing and has really changed the health of my skin—great customer service too. I struggle with oversensitivity and rosacea (a lot less now since I started tx, which has helped). It's not cheap so I can't always afford it—but the maker is Ovante — website is:
skinimprovements.com

Hope this helps—

-p

Chin—that makes total sense. When I first started having GI troubles I was also breaking out on my chin. Interesting…
-p

Have you by any chance started taking b12? My sister gets acne outbreaks from it. It disappears immediatly when discontinuing b12.

Now that's an interesting tidbit, Georgia Hunter!

Also…

b12 injections can overwhelm the body's methylation cycle—if not taken in small doses it's basically an overdose. So, while the intent is to increase pathways, for many (especially those who are homozygous for MTHFR mutations or heterozygous in combination) who don't have "closed circuitry" (the methylation shortcuts so they cannot metabolize the b's or folate) then too much of a good thing causes the same reaction.

So a) It's best to know if you have these DNA mutations but if you're not up for testing first make sure you're b) getting methylcobalamin b12 shots—not the other forms of b12 and c) take it in smaller doses. And d) increase your detox!

-p

Low and slow with metal detox. Like Pirouette said, the pathways are impeded and when they start working more efficiently, the metal elimination increases and that allows the immune system to kill more pathogens. The increase in metal removal plus the increased toxins from the dead pathogens is more than many can handle. That is why anti-oxidants are so important. You have to limit oxidative stress or the system becomes overwhelmed.