Based on some discussions in the Getting Ripped thread, decided to start a separate post on acne.
The particular question that came up was why does milk cause acne? For me, it seems that whey in particular is the offender. I can tolerate re-strained greek yogurt and some hard cheeses (though they might be causing some skin issues), but milk or whey protein makes my skin go crazy.
I've tried high doses of Nutrisorb A, which I thought helped a bit at first, but then not really in the long run. I've also been eating liver once a week for a long time. I haven't tried a zinc supp in a while, might try one out (I used to eat a ton of oysters for the zinc, but now they come up on me, and they're not always available and they're expensive).
So why does whey cause acne? Has anyone been able to troubleshoot this? I remember some posters noting that progest-e seemed to calm down some acne. Is whey somehow increasing estrogen?
The particular question that came up was why does milk cause acne? For me, it seems that whey in particular is the offender. I can tolerate re-strained greek yogurt and some hard cheeses (though they might be causing some skin issues), but milk or whey protein makes my skin go crazy.
I've tried high doses of Nutrisorb A, which I thought helped a bit at first, but then not really in the long run. I've also been eating liver once a week for a long time. I haven't tried a zinc supp in a while, might try one out (I used to eat a ton of oysters for the zinc, but now they come up on me, and they're not always available and they're expensive).
So why does whey cause acne? Has anyone been able to troubleshoot this? I remember some posters noting that progest-e seemed to calm down some acne. Is whey somehow increasing estrogen?