Comments on: Got Milk? Got Acne?

By: Alternatives

Alternatives — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:15:01 +0000

Just drink Soy Milk, Almond Milk, Coconut milk… or Rice Milk!
There are a ton of natural alternatives to milk that even taste better than milk!
(Try coconut milk with chocolaty whole grain cereal, or almond milk and granola!)
It might not be possible to completely eradicate all dairy, but I know it’s possible to substitute most dairy. So don’t give up – though switching to an alternative may not always fix your acne… it may help. So give it a try, I can almost guarantee you’ll find something that you like more than milk. I know I have and it helped my skin a lot.

And don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world.
I’m sure there’s someone out there looking for you!

By: Shocked… and pissed.

Shocked… and pissed. — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:07:11 +0000

Wow, I just recently had a HUGE breakout out of nowhere. I’ve been good for about a month and a half, and it really seemed my skin was finally healing. Then I had this horrible breakout about 5 or 6 days ago. Though I am a 15 yr old girl (obviously hormones should be taken into effect), I’m so cautious with everything I eat and drink! My diet is not full of processed foods. I have 6-7 servings of vegetables and fruits a day. I only get carbs from whole grain. Plus, I get protein from lean meats. I also drink the suggested ounces of water each day… Ugh, I’ve been SO cautious.

I have no less then 5 horrible blemishes (before I didn’t have a single one). I thought back to anything and everything that could have caused this, but my hygiene and diet are fine! Then it hit me – you were out of Silk (soymilk)! I used 2% milk with cereal the other day… and BAM! I haven’t had milk or any high dairy foods in months, and I believe that (for me) this article is 100% true. I had a diet that was low in dairy, and I’m still upset, but I’m somewhat glad that I can see a visible difference after the effects of drinking milk – finding the underlying cause of a majority of my acne.

I’m personally going to abstain from milk for as long as I can.

By: Zeke

Zeke — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:09:13 +0000

I never comment anything anywhere, but i am doing it here just to say this is true true true (at least in my case), it took me 26 fricking years to find out this, i am 45 now and if i drink milk i get acne every time, makes me mad cuz i love milk but it makes me even madder thinking about all those humilliating days i spent as a teenager with my face full of pimples being laughed at by the boys and getting all these looks of disgust from the girls i loved, damn you milk i hate you (even though i love drinking it). So it’s been a hard choice for me, i actually a loner now with a face full of pimples cuz no one will bother giving me a second look, please someone invent something that i can have cereal with cuz i need a woman too, anybody don’t believe me and have a face full of bumps jsut try quitting milk for a week, just try it and see if it works for you. pleaaaaase

By: jarnail

jarnail — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:34:44 +0000

i thing right milk cause acne bec they sec sex hormones.but yoghurt better than milk…….

By: 14yroldboy

14yroldboy — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:48:15 +0000

this is such a buzz killer! im only 14 and im a little short for my age so i been doing this thing where i drink alot of milk right? and since im in my early stages of puberty, my acne is KILLING ME. its coming in too hot and it makes me mad because im a boy and as a 14 year-old boy, girls are my #1 focus and this acne is not helping. so i am going to try this not drinking milk thing. but what do you recommend to use for my face besides medication? my mom wont get it for me!

By: Tim A

Tim A — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:24:29 +0000

wow is all I can say. I’ve been suffering with mild cystic acne all through my late 20s. I always drank lots of milk and ate cereal almost everday. Once I heard about Milk being a possible culprit I stopped drinking it. I saw results instantly. Within a week my skin was 100 percent clear, I cannot believe this, why didn’t I try this earlier. How is this not more mainstream knowledge! My dermatologist, whos regarded top in his field in my city, never once mentioned to stop or cut down drinking milk. Now 6 months later, haven’t had a single blemish or zit since. I felt obligated to find somewhere to share my story with, so here I am. Hopefully, it’s not long before this becomes a well known cure for acne…it’s terrible thinking about all the people suffering from the self conscious issues as well as forking tons of money over on treatments when there is a cheaper and instant REAL fix to it.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:07:09 +0000

Cows milk cannot be properly utlised by the human body. We have totally different digestive systems to a calf. The calcium/nutrients in cows milk are thus not absorbed by the human body, and the body sees milk as a type of ‘poison’ that must be expelled. Thus we get toxicity in the body that the body may eliminate in several ways, ACNE being one of them.

By: How to cure acne

How to cure acne — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:21:18 +0000

Very useful information, I recommend everyone to learn from this and take advices.

By: Amer

Amer — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:34:58 +0000

Hey guys!!…
Just to make things more clear!!…
Acne is primarily a kind of body malfunction!! When the body fails to breakup blood lipids into energy… the body gets rid of these lipids through the sebaceous glands and blockages happen and acne are born!! The main reason as to why this malfunction happens is not quite known!! most probably it is a genetic factor!!
So when drinking milk!! notice that milk contains about 4% fat content about 32 grams of fats in a liter of milk!! which is about more fat in the body to get rid of through the face!! and thus more acne!!..
Even when drinking skimmed milk!! acne will occur.. that’s actually is the key to know how to cure acne!!… the BIG portion of calories of skimmed milk comes from sugars!! As we know .. the body adapts well for any change!! A diet high in sugars and carbs compels the body to be sugar burner!! Sugar metabolizer… So it will go for sugar and burns them for energy instead of burning fats into energy!! and fats thus is accumulated or thrown out through the skin and face!!.. Not to forget that carbs and sugars are inflammatory agents!!So … what’s the key here? Try to eliminate carbohydrates COMPLETELY from your diet for a while!! and depend ONLY on fats and some protein!!! This way..!! you will be forcing your body to be a FAT Burner and thus it will be more efficient at burning fats and lipids for energy.. and no fats are expelled through the skin!! At first you will see your acne is getting worse!!.. maybe for a week or two!! then your skin will be less oily, and healthier and toner…!! after you have the clear face you want which might occur after a month! you can start introducing carbs again to your diet!! even milk!! but be sure to keep your diet low on carbs and high in fats!!! You can supplement with B-Complex or Pantothenic acid for fatser results.
THAT’s HOW I CURED MY 10 years-OLD ACNE!!

By: t

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:28:07 +0000

I agree whole-heartedly that drinking milk (whole milk is my fave) gives me, or at least has strong positive correlation to, acne development. Two years ago, a dermatologist told me that she could tell by the type of acne that I have, that I am an avid milk drinker and suggested that I cut it out for a while to see the difference it makes. I too am continually struggling to give up milk, but have not fully cut it out of my diet. As soon as I cut milk out completely, my skin clears up so nicely that I get lots of compliments. As soon as have a few glasses of milk, the zits resurface within 24 hours. I wish I was aware of this correlation years ago. I shared this story with an acquaintance who also suffers from (more severe) acne. I saw her a month later, and her skin looked great. She said she cut out dairy. Hopefully sharing this story will help those who suffer from milk/dairy-induced acne.