Smoothy Slim
Smoothy Slim
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He says any processed sugar is too much, and can eventually cause long-term damage because of chronic inflammation. He suggested that if I reduce my intake by two-thirds, then I could see a decrease in inflammatory acne lesions and redness by as early as six days. Translation? Less sugar = better skin.
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Learn More »When entering your 20s, you expect to grow out of certain things—braces, food pickiness (veggies are actually kind of good), and your propensity for boy bands. (Okay, maybe not the last one.) Unfortunately for me, two major problems still linger: my blemish-prone skin and my undying love of sugar. To be honest, I've never had amazing skin. I started wearing foundation and concealer at the ripe age of 13 and have rarely taken a break from the daily routine since. It was easy to feel self-conscious when so many of my close friends were gifted with clear complexions, never having to wear a drop of makeup in an attempt to shield imperfections from the ever-present judgment of middle school girls. But while my skin has slowly improved over the years, I've begun to notice a change for the worse over the past few months. Redness and shine? Welcome back. Breakouts? Oh, cool, you're here, too. I began questioning what I was doing differently that could possibly be causing Acne Nightmare 2.0. As I contemplated this while staring into a glass case of beautifully decorated cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery, it dawned on me: I've been eating way more sugary foods than usual. Since moving to New York City, I've indulged in all the buzzworthy sweets—the cronut, Dough doughnuts, Ladurée macarons, Georgetown cupcakes, gelato from Little Italy, and a questionable amount of bizarrely great cookies from our office's cafeteria. I began to rationalize my sugar-laden choices: "A sweet a few times a week is perfectly acceptable," I'd think. "I'm walking so much now that I'm in the city," I'd tell myself. "It's been a hard day, I deserve it," I'd say as I ate *all* the snacks. But with every sweet I took down, I began to notice that a few new marks popped up on my face. The American Heart Association advises that women consume no more than six teaspoons of sugar daily, which equates to roughly 100 calories. Some of the sweets I was indulging in accounted for a full day's serving of sugar. And I never thought twice about it. So I decided to go straight to an expert. Besides the usual health suspects (obesity and diabetes), sugar can screw over your skin. Dr. Carl Thornfeldt, a dermatologist with over 30 years of skin research experience, says sugar has two major effects on skin—it activates inflammation and binds to the collagen to make the skin stiff. He says any processed sugar is too much, and can eventually cause long-term damage because of chronic inflammation. He suggested that if I reduce my intake by two-thirds, then I could see a decrease in inflammatory acne lesions and redness by as early as six days. Translation? Less sugar = better skin. Motivated and ready for a change, I set goals for what felt like it would be the longest week of my life. I would eat absolutely no processed sugar for seven days—with the hope that I would live to tell the tale (with amazing skin to boot).
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Learn More »Walking into work without makeup on to take my inaugural cleanse photo was horrifying enough, but it was extra terrifying considering I had a breakout the day before around my lips and cheeks. There was simply no way to hide it. Ditching sugar for the day was not too hard considering I had my fair share the day before. I just tried to keep busy and avoided snacking or walking past the vending machine at all costs.
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