Commonly known and used vegetable oils  There are hot debates on whether or not these foods are inflammatory but they come from seeds, nuts, or grains, so they stand the chance of causing skin flare-ups. If you can eat these…

Nuts and seeds contain compounds that can trigger skin issues. Similar to grains and pseudo-grains, nuts and seeds are the “baby” of a plant, so nature seems to have provided these defenseless babies with defense chemicals to discourage animals from…

Similar to refined foods, refined sugar is often a problem because of what it comes from or how it’s made. One of our clients gets skin rash when they eat pure cane sugar bought in stores. These can sugar products…

A number of people and nutritional sources say people should regularly eat legumes, but there is a subset of the populace for which legumes trigger inflammation. Beans are another kind of seed, so they have their own sets of defense…

The big picture is that grains are actually seeds that grow into plants. Seeds can’t grow if they’re eaten so nature has armed several seeds (including beans which is covered next) with defense chemicals to discourage animals from eating them.…

High fructose corn syrup actually comes from a natural food, corn. There are a host of weight loss issues surrounding this ingredient you can read about here. One of the reasons high fructose syrup can be a source of skin…

Simply put, these often don’t come from natural foods but are created through a chemical process (usually in a lab). The likelihood that the body can process these foods without issue seems low because they aren’t natural foods. Until proven…