One month Summary (24 days on diet)

I was super busy lately and my initial plan of posting here every day was a complete fiasco. I will try to post here as often as I can, but it probably won't be every day.

Today is exactly one moth since I've started this blog. This month passed by very quickly. At the beginning of the month I had a few appointments with my medical doctor, dermatologist and naturopath, trying to get an advice of how to treat my acne. I've ignored the easiest but most dangerous solution to take Accutane, offered to me by my medical doctor and dermatologist. Instead I've chosen to follow a hypoallergenic diet and take some natural supplements prescribed by naturopathic doctor. Since meeting naturpoath I've slightly changed my diet. Most of the time I'm trying to follow vegan/frutarian diet but few days a week I do eat chicken or fish. While most of my meals are fruits and vegetables (raw and steamed) I still eat some cooked grains like buckwheat and quinoa. With hypoallergenic diet I'm trying to avid some fruits and vegetables like oranges, bananas, tomatoes and peppers.

I'm happy to report some positive changes in my acne condition. It's definitely getting better. Maybe not as quickly as I'd like it to be, but it's improving. As my naturopath said it's three steps forward and one step back. I just have to be patiened. The last progress picture I took a week ago and I am posting it today. I've promised my naturopath not to take any more pictures for another month, so my next progress picture will be posted only at the end of February.

Currently I'm reading the "80/10/10 Diet" book. It has tons of interesting information and I would definitely recommend reading it. The main idea of the diet is to eat mostly fruits, and on this diet your caloric ratio will be 80/10/10 (carbohydrates/fat/protein). I still think that it's nearly impossible to live exclusively on fruits, as suggested in the book, for one major reason - it's extremely expensive, and you have to eat a lot of fruits on this diet. In Canada we don't have local fruits available in the winter, only exported from Chili or Mexico or US and they are pricey. Organic chicken and deep water fish which I'm trying to eat now are also not very affordable. So eating some cooked grains and legumes really help with the budget and it doesn't seem to effect my acne.