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modestjesse by modestjesseOG 2004 · Mar 2, 2004 · 788 views

Anyone know what foods are good for clear skin and what foods to stay away from?

My back has been broken out for like two years now. I've always thought it was just stress but things have been pretty good lately and no luck. I'm just thinking I need to change my diet.

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aviator #14 aviatorOG 2004

i think carrots help

modestjesse #14.1 modestjesseOG 2004

It's stress. I hate stress.

aviator #14.1.1 aviatorOG 2004

haha distress stinks.

aviator #14.1.2 aviatorOG 2004

wait have you ever heard of anyone who likes stress? LOL now then again I hate stressful people like all those herb wannabes.

modestjesse #14.1.2.1 modestjesseOG 2004

I had a job that gave me the right level of stress. I haven't used this expression in years, but I was 'on point' at the stress level there. I miss that job, it was a blast.

aviator aviatorOG 2004

haha well some stress is good for you like the kind where you exercise and stuff. However its really bad when you have to listen to someone with a screechy voice and you have to look at how hideous they are such as that 22 year old bald guy from NJ who looks like hes 69 and has one of those voices that sounds like he swallowed a cockaroach and is in terror.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

I know that guy! He's dead sexy.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

I was trying to think of a way to articulate this. I feel the same way about my current job. It's always stressful, because if one person messes up it messes up and slows down the whole operation. So, everyone has to be on-point. Still, if it were LESS stressful and less fast paced it would be VERY boring.

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#13 brothermanOG 2004

So basically you look like a Gremlin that got splashed with water. LOL....

modestjesse #13.1 modestjesseOG 2004

No, I've determined it's all stress related. It completly cleared up when I was in Hawaii and slowly started coming back when I came back to work.

I've got to get out of here.

iwz #12 iwz

enough with the informatives.

skaorsk8 #11 skaorsk8OG 2002

I thought of something (well patrick reminded me, really.)

Buy some windex!

modestjesse #11.1 modestjesseOG 2004

I'm not Greek!

omegatweeter #11.1.1 omegatweeterOG 2003

oh! pick me! pick me!

skaorsk8 #11.1.1.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

stop. you're not greek either. you're omega. like, essential fatty acids or something. i learned about this in health. you're sometimes found in fish and nuts.

omegatweeter omegatweeterOG 2003

jew dun't know me mang, jew dun't know me!!

yay #10 yayOG 2004

Run an experiment. I noticed my decreased intake of sugars and starches (yeah the carbs again) cleared up my skin pretty noticeably but this might have been also because of my routine run

yay #10.1 yayOG 2004

Oh and I ate plenty of oily foods at the time

ophelia #9 opheliaOG 2003

BOTTOM LINE, EVERYTHING WE EAT, ON AVERAGE, IS BAD FOR US!

fivezero #9.1 fivezeroOG 2003

...the end result, everything having been considered is...

ophelia #9.1.1 opheliaOG 2003

haha, exaclty....case closed....90%of our generation's food intake is saturated w/preservatives, red#3(not to mention yellow #7), MSG, and all kinds of other HORRIBLE substances that are de-healthing all of us as we speak

tinser #9.1.1.1 tinserOG 2002

even the fruit! All those stupid pesticides

thatdarngirl #9.1.1.2 thatdarngirlOG 2002

I'm kind of allergic to MSG.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

me too! i get so sick

perrin perrinOG 2004

My dad kind of is too. When ever he has msg he starts sneezing and can't stop. It's really wierd.

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

so you can't eat...DORRRIIITOOSS??

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003

doritoes have MSG in them? i thought that was chinese food?

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

yeah...chinese food...and..dorritos..lol

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003

are u lieing to me? i'm very gulible... thats not very nice...

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

go get a bag of dorritos...

if you see Mono Sodium Glutamate in the ingredients...then...there ya have it

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003 ophelia

hm.. u are correct my dear bryan

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toxicgirlOG 2003 ophelia

whoa, i have been educated...bryan go mark yourself as informative. you deserve it.

ophelia opheliaOG 2003 toxicgirl

self tagging isn't viewed as, narcissistic?

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003 ophelia

haha then frest u do it!

ophelia opheliaOG 2003 yodasucka

haha, thanks frest!..i'll return the favor...whenever you say something intelligent i shall do the same for you

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002 ophelia

guess ill never see informative by my posts...

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 ophelia

how many narcassits does it take to screw in a light bulb??

ONE..just to hold it...and the rest of the world revolves around her...

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003 skaorsk8

haha i like that!

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002 skaorsk8

hey!!

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 forrestina

hahaha as soon as i posted that joke and put "her" at the end, i thought "forreste is going to take this the wrong way" and then suprise, you did, but i wasn't being mean, just repeating a new joke i heard.

i'm in this networking group every thursday morning at 7 AM at the coach diner in hackensack, i hate it, today i was like half an hour late b/c i overslept and then there was snow and ridiculous traffic, but, anyway, there's a drawing eevry week for a small gift and this week i finally won! i've been going forever and i never win! and i won two joke tapes. and i was like "waht's a tape?" but then i remembered i had a tape player in my new(er) car, so i popped it in, and that joke was on there. it's a pretty funny tape. it even has some "Your momma is so fat/ugly/etc" jokes

my favorite is "your momma is so fat, when her pager goes off, people run away, b/c they think she's backing up!"

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 forrestina

why is this marked as informative??

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002 skaorsk8

who cares!

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003 skaorsk8

i found it highly informative

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 yodasucka

you two are just ridiculous. IWZ! look at what foreste and melody are doing!

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002 skaorsk8

now dan there's no need to whine. bryan found something deep within my post and thought that i deserved to wear blue!

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003 skaorsk8

i'm not doing anything! i'm not even a mod! TATTLETALE!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 ophelia

wow thanks for the lesson! i had no idea.....no wonder i would wanna hurl after eating a few pieces of the chips....i thought it was the fake cheese

perrin perrinOG 2004

All doritoes or just certain kinds?

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

Yeah..two of my most favoritist foods. For a long time we had to go to chinese food places that specifically did not use MSG. But I've started to grow out of most of my food allergies so I'm okay most of the time. If not..I just get a bit nasally. Hah..no I just get a bad headache.

beachbum beachbumOG 2002

MSG is yeast-more specifically 'autolyzed yeast'. so watch for anything w/ that too.

omegatweeter omegatweeterOG 2003 beachbum

and wat would autolyzed yeast be?

beachbum beachbumOG 2002 omegatweeter

it's a way they process yeast so that it makes a salty flavor. they use it to flavor food.

perrin perrinOG 2004 beachbum

Who would have thought when we were growing up you would become an expert on yeast. lol

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 perrin

that was SO funny, you totally make me laugh

perrin perrinOG 2004 socalgal

Yeah well Janine is our resident yeast expert you have a question about yeast you go to janine.

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toxicgirlOG 2003 perrin

thank heaven for leaven

perrin perrinOG 2004 toxicgirl

hahahaha. Nice one! lol.

beachbum beachbumOG 2002 perrin

well SOMEONE has to be an expert on it...

perrin perrinOG 2004 beachbum

True but who would have ever thought it would be you. lol

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

that "bit nasally" joke needs to die.

tesoro tesoroOG 2001 skaorsk8

HAHAHHA! i totally forgot about that! ahh, good times.

yay #9.2 yayOG 2004

right, so at this point it's not 'what is bad for us?' the question would be 'what is better for us?'

A scientist I once worked with loved fighting with me on this issue stating it was bad for me to eat a daily salad because of the pesticides and chemicals used. I responded that everything was unhealthy for us just about, heh then told him my salad is healthier than that plate of french fries and pizza he was eating.

skaorsk8 #9.2.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

pesticides can also be washed off. grease on french fries and pizza - can't really be rinsed.

yay #9.2.1.1 yayOG 2004

well i never washed the inside of a banana before :) produce does absorb somewhat...

but you can buy organic vegetables and fruit (reminds me of the awake about farming talked about this) that is supposedly chem free

perrin #9.3 perrinOG 2004

Not entirely just anything that has been touched by man or is anywhere near man.

ophelia #9.3.1 opheliaOG 2003

well, yeah, exactly..&...everybody born within the last 25 years is more affected by artificial foods than any other generation - fast food - caffine FILLED drinks - junk food - all a major part of all of our diets...

perrin #9.3.1.1 perrinOG 2004

Yeah that's for sure.

tinser #9.3.1.2 tinserOG 2002

those caffeine drinks are reeeeeally bad for you....like red bull

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

really?..just how bad..like...gona get cancer in 5 years bad..or...gona start losing your hair next month bad....all'a your teth are gonna fall out bad

perrin perrinOG 2004

Actually I think its more like ashey teeth bad. lol

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

err!!!...i propose to put an end to this ashey tooth epidemic that modern beverage is causing!..I present to you - Moisteeth, a revolutionary product that will have your teeth feeling hydrated & fresh...

perrin perrinOG 2004

How can we get a hold of this amazing product?

tinser tinserOG 2002

no, its bad for your heart. And, it causes addiction...caffeine is a drug people

tinser tinserOG 2002

they dehydrate you...and are bad for your kidneys too

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

hmmm...that's funny, i was drinking it for like a year, & just stopped one day..not ONE withdrawel symptom...i don't even miss it

yodasucka yodasuckaOG 2003

yea bry, need i remind you of the Crayz Larys incident? when bunkys socks turned blue and he couldn't stand up? haha

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

yeah, lary wasn't kidding when he said he was crazy

hunkpapap #8 hunkpapapOG 2003

buy cheap soap and use it on your back. The lack of mosturizing will dry out your back and help fight the breaking out..

specialk #7 specialkOG 2003

Ok, if all else fails, I'll get you some skin-clearing stuff from Avon.....at a discount, just 'cause I'm nice. But try the foods first....it's probably healthier. :)

modestjesse #7.1 modestjesseOG 2004

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid that stuff. It's hard to put stuff on your own back.

fivezero #7.1.1 fivezeroOG 2003

get a loving elder to do it. or an older one of the hall. or even your mama.

perrin #7.1.1.1 perrinOG 2004

Oh man he just said jo mama.

omegatweeter omegatweeterOG 2003

lol why is it embarrassing when elderly people put like stuff on your back?

ophelia #6 opheliaOG 2003

dude you gota stop rubbing pizza on your back

skaorsk8 #5 skaorsk8OG 2002 informative

dude. ignore all this. take my advice. really.

1. get a back scrubber. this is a good thing.
2. if it's not a sweaty thing (ie your back is always sweaty), it's your diet, or a hormonal imbalance.
3. top 4 acne causers - chocolate. oily foods. soda. (esp. colas). red meat. (i know. you'd never think of it.)
4. make sure your back is dry before you put on a shirt. i know, it sounds odd. wear a tee shirt under your normal shirt, too.

modestjesse #5.1 modestjesseOG 2004

1) have one
2) not a sweaty thing, think it's diet, hence the post
3) red meat and soda are the big culprits i have
4) it always is

I really think it's just my diet, I think I need to change things. Is caffeine a cause too? And I don't, or very rarely, eat chocolate.

skaorsk8 #5.1.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

yo. you need to drop the coke PRONTO. i am not kidding. for every time you go to drink something dark colored (soda - tea - coffee) get some water. water is like an internal shower.

tinser #5.1.1.1 tinserOG 2002

if you drink a lot of coke, you should think about getting more calcium too, because coke has the opposite effect as milk

specialk specialkOG 2003

Yeah...I've had my dentist tell me not to drink soda TONS of times. It's basically like pouring sugar all over your teeth, if you think about it. Not healthy.

tinser tinserOG 2002

yeah, i did a science project on this for chem. It's almost as bad as coffee for the enamel on your teeth

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toxicgirlOG 2003

coffee is really bad for staining, i hate scraping that stuff off. and sugar drinks(and sugar gum)are bad too-the sugar lays on your teeth and then the acids in your saliva attack the sugars AND your tooth enamel to cause cavities. drinking out of a straw and chugging instead of sipping all day long helps a lot.

sorry, i don't know much about back acne

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

i drink my coffee through a straw! it's hot, and it seems pointless, but i do it anyway!

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toxicgirlOG 2003

it isn't pointless, trust me

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002 toxicgirl

really? i'm taking this from the dental hygenist. ok i'm going to trust you on this. also, i am using my electric toothbrush.

perrin perrinOG 2004

It actually depletes the vitamins that are in your body. The stuff is horrible for you. It's just drains your body of other vitamins like vit-C. That stuff will kill you. Anything that can eat through metal can can't be good.

ophelia opheliaOG 2003

our generation's average diet is freakin horrible, ours is the ag of 13 year olds dying of heart attacks....our nutrition intake is so much less than like every generation before us - fast food that like clogs your arteries while you're eating it, soft drinks that are basically liquid-sugar, it's sick

perrin perrinOG 2004

Yeah that is defenitly true. All the processed food with all the chemicals in them horrible stuff.

forrestina #4 forrestinaOG 2002
modestjesse #4.1 modestjesseOG 2004

Cool, finally an excuse to buy a juicer!

ilikebirds #3 ilikebirdsOG 2002

dont sleep neked in mudd.

modestjesse #3.1 modestjesseOG 2004

I thought mud baths were good for clearing out your pores?

socalgal #3.1.1 socalgalOG 2003

they are. why don't you try changing your laundry detergent and change the shower gel you use to take a shower. those could be the major factors

also take horsetail vitamins, its good for skin, hair and nails

modestjesse #3.1.1.1 modestjesseOG 2004

The rest of my body is grand, and beautiful!

I like the smell of Tide and have been using it for years before this happened. I guess I could swtich to Oil of Olay, I like it better but it's expensive. I forget what body wash I currently use.

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

i swear by my dove. do you drink a lot of water? there are like insane amount of toxins in our bodies nowadays. maybe you should go on a cleanse diet.

modestjesse modestjesseOG 2004

I know I need to drink more water. I get home delivery too and it's like I don't even drink it.

How much water should I drink per day? I'm lucky if I do 8oz a day now. That's so pathetic.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

8 oz/8 glasses a day. you can drink tea, but not flavored or with sugar and that can count also

modestjesse modestjesseOG 2004

Yeah, I always have sugar in.

I think I'm going to do a few days of just water.

perrin perrinOG 2004

Drin k your tea the way I do plain. People think tea plain is bad I can't seem to figure that one out.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 perrin

no way, plain tea is good and is the equivalent of water

perrin perrinOG 2004 socalgal

Yeah I know that's what I'm saying. Almost everyone I know adds sugar or something to tea but most teas are fine on their own without stuff added to them. Once in a while I might add some lemon juice that's about it though.

perrin perrinOG 2004

More information I never needed to know. Bah!

tinser #2 tinserOG 2002

taking the vitamin (or maybe it's a mineral) zinc is supposed to help clear your skin up. I take it, just because it can't hurt.

perrin #1 perrinOG 2004

Oily and greasy foods tend to make people break out that I know for sure. That was my nephews problem.

tinser #1.1 tinserOG 2002

and they say chocolate, though i've heard otherwise as well

omegatweeter #1.1.1 omegatweeterOG 2003

yeah no chocolate, it's like loaded with bad stuff that makes pimples or something

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