Has my poorer diet sent my body straight to hell?

[Red_Raconteur]

I've spent the last six weeks with my family, and in that time my body has gone straight to hell.

I've developed painful acne all over my face and a little on my chest and back. My hair was greasy for two weeks, then became very dry and developed dandruff. My nails and nail beds have become dry, brittle, and discolored. This has never happened to me before.

My eating habits have changed thanks to my family. When I'm on my own I eat only organic foods, whole grains, and non-processed foods without hydrogenated oils and the like.

Half of the week my family eats fairly decently, though the products they buy are usually bleached and enriched and have been slightly processed. The other half of the week is fast food or eating out. I try to make smart choices (a salad instead of a burger), but it's still not great for you.

That's how I used to eat growing up, but it's been a few years since I've eaten like this. Do you think that's causing my body issues?

[Dantemustdie]

I can relate to your situation but in a sort of opposite way, for years I used to eat sweets everyday, drink soda, eat fast food and the like. I was never overweight or fat I was always normal but my skin and stuff was suffering from it, one day I woke up and decided to change my ways. I stopped all the crap and basically ate all salads and fruit, good bread, nice home cooked meals and only drank water. Within 1 year I had lost excess weight and everything was looking better, I even felt better with my condition, skip forward another 2 years and it's been so much better. I'm never gonna go back to the way I was. I think with you the diet may be a factor, also hydration might also be another problem. I also reckon that your pyschological state may also reflect your current physical condition, I have found that at times where I just felt down and stuff that my body reflected that, try relax more and keep the stress away. It's funny how my body can change so quick, like I do suffer from acne from time to time and I go with like periods of time when my skin completely heals up, and then others when it gets slightly bad again. I think your diet needs to change for you to reap results, I hope your skin and stuff look better soon, hope you have a nice day :)

[mike5150]

I actualy find myself in simular situations with my family. I had eaten right for 9 months until summer everyday my parents wanted to eat at either a sit down resturant or a fast food joint. It got to a point where my stomach started hurting from the amount of grease the food had on it (I can't eat that greasy of food). I told my parents what was happening my mom was understanding but my dad told me if I ain't going to eat the same things as him I have two choices either find a new place to live or keep telling him about it and him about it and he would beat me a tree branch

[Anonymous]

first of all I'm totally sick of the organic crap yeah I admit an organic apple is going to be better for you than a bag of cheetos but duh but the pesticides are fine my family has eaten tons of pestiside for generations and both my grandparents lived to be over 100 and my great grandparents late 90s so no difference and 2nd of all organic foods are more likely to get diseases and so much food is wasted that you could feed a whole country! the greasy hair is because of the buildup of oils and you should try baby shampoo with no other products (a difference of water can affect it too like going from well to city water) for the acne link I recently got it too and I've been eating healthier but my dad has it so that's probably why and the dandruff is simply our scalps skin cells renewing quicker than everyone else's um maybe ask a manicurist about the nails or even a dermatologist because I don't think food can do that to you. maybe you aren't moisterizing enough

[Tentacle_Therapist]

I dunno, like, it could be, from the sounds of it. O: But whoooah all that super health-food sounds like hard work, I don't know anyone that eats THAT healthy, but most of my friends still have decent acne-free skin. So I'm not sure, really. :(

[Red_Raconteur]

I don't think it's the food itself so much as my body going from almost completely organic food to barely any organic food at all. I think I built up an intolerance to the chemicals in processed foods or something.

And it's not hard at all. It's very simple and still quite delicious.

[Tentacle_Therapist]

Yeah, that sounds like a pretty good explanation for it, actually.

[ketfoen]

Yeah, I saw your new photo, you even grew a ball sack and are wearing one of the most hideous underwear ever. Joke I know that isn't you :P

It might be your having an allergic reaction to some of the foods, sometimes it because the food your eating has been cooked by old reused oil or something else. Check with your doctor.

[Hyped_up_on_coffee]

Yes it is and its due to the abrupt change in diet too. I' think the acne is caused by vitamin b12 cause that's what a dermatologist told me and a lot of processed foods have added that along with meat.

[candlewax]

It could be. Are you stressing as well? You also may want to go see a doc. All these could be a sign of something else as well. Are you taking vitamins?

[WoIIie]

Eeew nonorganic foods? Everyone knows they make people ugly and gross!

[Hater]

Sounds like it to me.