As we all know, having a clear, well functioning system is good for acne. So I imagined that having an all fruit diet for my acne would be a good thing. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, too much of anything is not good.

Too Many Fruits Can Cause Acne

What happens when you eat too much fruit is that you get a lot of sugar which promotes candida growth. Not only that, but having a high fruit diet makes your body very acidic. This is completely the opposite of what we want! Since this discovery I have opted to eat more green vegetables, which do not produce candida overgrowth and alkanize your body instead.

Here’s a list of fruits that have been known to be especially helpful for acne:

• Avocado
• Kiwi
• Apples
• Oranges
• Grapes / Raisins
• Pears
• Grapefruit

Just make sure you don’t add sugar!

Adding fruits to your daily regimen is one of the most beneficial things you can do. It improves digestion, cleans out your system, hydrates you and provides you with many vitamins which are essential. The trick is not to overdo it. I usually try to eat 2 portions of fruit per day, usually apples or oranges. If you’re going to eat fruits for acne, make sure to balance it with a lot of green vegetables as well.

Every day I take 1 1000mg vitamin C and it really seems to help. I can’t remember the last time I was sick, even when everyone around me was coughing up bricks.

ps. Speaking of vitamins, you should know that vitamin B5 is never prescribed by doctors for acne.

Acne and colds

The idea came to me because whenever I was sick, I would take a lot of vitamin C… and for some reason; my acne would always fade away 4-5 days after taking regular doses of vitamin C.

Effects of vitamin C for acne

So sure enough, I decided to try it without being sick and it helps! However, I’ve been warned not to take TOO much vitamin C as it gives you diarrhea and could potentially cause ’stones’ to develop. However, taking 1 vitamin C per day with a lot of water has been great for me. Lastly, if you can get an abundance of vitamin C through foods, then all the better! It’s better that way.

*UPDATE* Well apparently taking too much vitamin C can cause stones to develop. This is bad! So although I still recommend taking vitamin C to give yourself a little boost from time to time, you really shouldn’t take it on a daily basis like I used to do.

Instead of taking vitamin C in the form of pills and supplements, I recommend getting your daily dose of vitamin C from fruits and vegetables. Oranges, kiwis, lemon all have high concentrations of vitamin C which will help your acne.