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Anonymous 10-26-2002 06:08 PM	MRS. WAI, HI. I'VE BEEN ON THIS DIET FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS NOW. 2 WEEKS WERE THE PRELIMINARY PERIOD TO THE SAMPLE DIET, BECAUSE I WAS ON ANTI-BIOTICS. DURING THE FIRST COUPLE PRELIM. WEEKS THINGS SEEMED TO BE GOING WELL, BUT AS TIME WENT ON I AGAIN STARTED TO HAVE BREAKOUTS. NOW..... I EAT TONS OF FRUIT EVERYDAY. BRAZIL NUTS ( ABOUT 25-30 PER DAY), AND SALAD WITH LOTS OF CUCUMBER, AND AVOCADO. AND WATER TOO. ONE THING I HAVENT BEEN DOING WAS THE EGG YOLK/SASHAMI ASPECT OF THE DIET. COULD THIS BE THE REASON I AM STILL HAVING THESE ANNOYING BREAKOUTS? I MEAN, I THOUGHT IF I ATE ENOUGH BRAZIL NUTS AND AVOCADO THAT WOULD BE OKAY. I AM THINKING ABOUT GOING TO ACCUTANE AS A LAST RESORT, THOUGH I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO. HOWEVER I MIGHT BE MY ONLY RELEIF TO THIS ACNE. I STILL AM CONFUSED WHY THE DIET SEEMED TO BE WORKING AT FIRST AND NOW IT DOES NOT REALLY SEEM TO BE HELPING. I STILL HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STRICT RULES. COULD IT HAVE BEEN THAT THE ANTIBIOTICS AND DIET COMBINED WERE WORKING TOGETHER? OR HAS COULD THIS ACNE DISEASE HAVE ADAPTED TO MY NEW DIET? ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS IF I DO DECIDE TO GO ON THE ACCUTANE WOULD STAYING ON THIS DIET HURT OR HELP? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
Wai 10-29-2002 12:29 PM	quote: BRAZIL NUTS ( ABOUT 25-30 PER DAY)... I THOUGHT IF I ATE ENOUGH BRAZIL NUTS AND AVOCADO THAT WOULD BE OKAY... The bad thing about Brazil nuts is that they are dried (unless you live in Brazil, eating them fresh, and this can cause acne in some of us, depending on HOW they are dried (one factory uses higher temperatures than the other) And when you don't eat the yolks or fish, you automatically eat / have to eat more Brazil nuts. So, yes, that might be the cause. The only way to find out, is by replacing the Brazil nuts by egg yolks. I'm pretty sure you WILL have success then... Please try before you go on accutane (you can always do that after) quote: IF I DO DECIDE TO GO ON THE ACCUTANE WOULD STAYING ON THIS DIET HURT OR HELP? I think you will have the initial 'accutane break out' anyway, since most people do (that go on accutane). Please try the egg yolks instead of Brazil nuts first, okay?
Anonymous 10-29-2002 04:58 PM	mRS. wAI IN REPLY TO YOUR MESSAGE, I WILL TRY THE EGG YOLK. SHOULD I STOP THE BRAZIL NUTS ALL TOGETHER? I REALLY LIKE THEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING WITH MY FRUIT SALAD, AND WITH BANANAS. IF I DO THE EGG YOLK THING THO, YOU ARE SAYING I SHOULD STOP WITH THE BRAZIL NUTS ALTOGETHER OR JUST MINIMIZE THE INTAKE. AND IF I DO MINIMIZE BRAZIL NUT INTAKE, BY HOW MUCH?
Anonymous 10-29-2002 05:02 PM	MRS. WAI SORRY BUT I FORGOT TO SAY THANKS. P.S. YOU LIVE IN AMSTERDAM? DO YOU BE HITTIN THE COFFEE SHOPS UP??
Wai 10-30-2002 12:58 PM	ehrr, I'm not a mrs, but a ms, and you can just call me Wai ...and yes, I like to relax sometimes quote: SHOULD I STOP THE BRAZIL NUTS ALL TOGETHER? Yes, that is the only way to find out whether the Brazil nuts can cause acne in you too. It happened in other people, so it may very well happen in you too. Please stop eating the Brazil nuts totally for a while; 1 to 2 weeks is enough, and start consuming 3 to 5 fresh raw egg yolks a day.
Anonymous 10-31-2002 12:54 PM	MS. WAI, I WILL STOPED WITH THE NUTS, AND STARTED WITH THE YOLKS. IS BLENDING THE YOLKS WITH ORANGE JUICE IN A BLENDER OKAY? I DO TWO YOLKS W/O.J. IN THE MORNING AND TWO W/O.J. AT NIGHT. COOL? THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP. P.S. I LIKE TO RELAX TO, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT EVERYTIME I RELAX I SEEM TO BREAKOUT. IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT AND ACNE?
bk 10-31-2002 05:04 PM	I'll see if I can't save Wai some time... hopefully I'm in line with what she would say. quote: IS BLENDING THE YOLKS WITH ORANGE JUICE IN A BLENDER OKAY? No, the egg yolk's protein is easily damaged. Only stir it gently with a spoon/fork. See this page for more information. quote: I DO TWO YOLKS W/O.J. IN THE MORNING AND TWO W/O.J. AT NIGHT. While that can work, why not eat them all in one sitting? It might be easier to rest for the 2 or so hours only once in a day, instead of twice.
RRM 11-01-2002 05:46 AM	thank you Brian, quote: Anonymous wrote: P.S. I LIKE TO RELAX TO, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT EVERYTIME I RELAX I SEEM TO BREAKOUT. IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT AND ACNE? You might be right. I don't know how, but smoking weed / pot / marijuana can cause water retention. Water retention can cause acne if your skin produces much sebum.
Schmolch 11-01-2002 10:25 AM	Hello Anonymous! Im just wondering. Didnt you say you never had the egg yolks? If you want to eat 4 yolks a day i would expect that you need at least 2 weeks until you can eat that much every day. I needed 1 week to increase from 2/day to 4/day and still got a bit tired sometimes. So if you already had your 4 yolks and if you never had yolks before, how did you feel???
Anonymous 11-01-2002 03:56 PM	schmolch I didnt feel that tired really. I guess since I have two yolks in the morning and two at night its not that bad.
Anonymous 11-01-2002 04:04 PM	Thanks for the advice and the link Brian. Another question for you or Ms. Wai if you read this, : You see when I make my OJ I use a juicer. But after that I put the orange juice in a blender with some ice usually, blend it then drink. It gives the OJ a more creamy taste. Anyways is that okay to do? thanks again
RRM 11-03-2002 01:50 PM	quote: You see when I make my OJ I use a juicer. But after that I put the orange juice in a blender with some ice usually, blend it then drink. It gives the OJ a more creamy taste. Anyways is that okay to do? If you don't add egg yolks, it cannot do much harm. When you DO add yolks, make sure NOT to put the juice with yolks in the blender, for that can likely cause acne.