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Is Dairy to Blame for Your Skin Issues?

For years we’ve been told that milk and other dairy products are good for us—even indispensable for strong bones and healthy skin. But some nutritionists and skin experts aren’t convinced, arguing that the milk and cheese we’ve always believed to be nutritious and beneficial can actually do more harm than good. What does dairy have that makes it so detrimental to our skin and bodies? Can eliminating dairy from our diets equal healthy skin? We asked an expert to weigh in.

You Are What You Eat (Or Drink)

Fact: As of this writing, no food has ever been proven to cause skin issues like acne—not even pizza, burgers or chocolates. But Lauren Talbot, certified nutritionist and author of the book The Clear Skin Detox Diet, has reason to believe that everything we eat or drink has a negative, positive or neutral effect on our skin and bodies.

“The skin is the body’s largest eliminatory organ. This means that impurities that are not efficiently eliminated through the lungs and bowels can be eliminated via the pores,” explains Talbot. “In a way, our skin is the body’s magic mirror, displaying internal imbalances that are occurring within.”

She further notes that when food is difficult to digest—which is the case for dairy products—every process that goes on in the body slows down, including nutrient absorption and elimination of toxins, and this manifests itself through the skin.

What’s So Scary About Dairy?

So what is it about dairy that makes it so difficult to digest? According to Talbot, there are three things: casein, lactose and hormones. Read more

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