Along with vitamin E, zinc is the single most important nutrient for clearing acne, and getting a skin tone leagues beyond what many believe possible.  For acne, zinc has one powerful benefit which stands above the rest – an ability to control the immune system. Zinc supplements constrain the pro-inflammatory response to the bacteria in […]

If you’re interested in clear skin, then selenium is a nutrient which you cannot ignore.  Selenium is one of the 15 minerals which are essential in the diet. It has numerous roles in the human body, but its main one for acne is manufacturing the key homemade antioxidant in humans – glutathione. Selenium joins forces

Magnesium is perhaps the single mineral with the most diverse set of benefits. Firstly, it’s directly involved with the manufacturing of melatonin, the sleep hormone. Not only will magnesium help you to fall asleep quicker, it will improve the quality and restfulness of your sleep. Secondly, magnesium is excellent for acne, since it increases production

Lysine is an amino acid, found widely in animal foods like meat, fish, and eggs, but now wildly popular as a supplement.  Lysine has multiple benefits for both acne and health. Firstly, lysine is vital for collagen production, and therefore anti-ageing and strong skin. Both lysine and a structurally related compound it forms called allysine

If you have oily skin or acne, or both, then one of the strongest supplements you could take is saw palmetto. This berry (serenoa repens), which grows naturally in Florida and Georgia, is proven to massively reduce the androgenic hormone DHT. Saw palmetto powder or capsules inhibit 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme which creates all DHT in