We know sugar is terrible for our skin, and if you don’t, then you’ll want to check out this post here. In short, sugar is super inflammatory and can spike your blood sugar levels, triggering an increased production of insulin and IGF-1 to help balance things out. This surge of insulin and IGF-1 will, in turn, trigger a release of androgen hormones – one of the key hormones causes acne breakouts! An excess of androgens means that our skin will produce too much sebum, which will then lead to ...
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Sugar free milk chocolate for acne prone skin
Want chocolate but without sugar? Today, I’m sharing the recipe for the most deliciously creamy, sugar-free milk chocolate for acne prone skin. You may have tried and tested the recipe for my basic ‘Sugar-Spike Free Raw Chocolate‘ but today, I’m sharing the recipe for the most deliciously creamy, sugar free chocolate that contains NO refined sugar or natural syrups like maple or honey and NO dairy! It’s absolutely divine and I guarantee that if you were blindfold tested with this stuff you’d ...
Easy, healthy, homemade sugar free mayonnaise
This recipe shows you how to make creamy homemade sugar free mayonnaise with just an immersion blender. When I took the plunge and decided to remove all sugar from my diet I had no idea how difficult it would be! Sure, it was obvious there would be not more chocolate and sweets but over the weeks I realised how many foods have sugar hidden within them. I’ve actually got a confession to make, I was eating shop-bought mayo for months before I realised it contained sugar! I mean? Why? Why on ...
Sugar free hazelnut chocolate sauce for acne prone skin
This recipe is so easy to make, you literally just throw all the ingredients into a jar and whisk with a fork till blended! If you can’t be bothered to make this nut butter sauce, you can just melt down some very dark organic chocolate (at least 85%!) but this sugar free nutty chocolate sauce tastes so creamy and indulgent, just like Nutella, except it’s totally free from horrible vegetable oil and sugars that can cause acne. Not only is this sugar free hazelnut chocolate sauce is free from ...
Creamy sugar free chocolate truffles (candida friendly)
These creamy sugar free chocolate truffles are seriously to die for! They’re made with just 5 ingredients, including yacon syrup (pronounced ya-cone) – a totally acne friendly sweetener that’s only 1 on the GI scale! Not only does it have zero effect on your blood sugar levels, but it’s also a good source of prebiotics – meaning it feeds the GOOD bacteria in your gut and not the BAD bacteria like all over sugars and sweeteners (yes, even the natural sugars feed the bad bacteria in your ...
Sugar and acne: the (not so) sweet truth
During my journey to clear skin I discovered one of the main culprits for my constant acne was sugar! Sugar and acne go hand and hand so by managing your blood sugar levels, and ultimately quitting sugar will be one of the best things you can do for your hormones and your skin! Quitting sugar will probably be your toughest challenge during your healing. You may not think your addicted to the white stuff but you’ll be surprised how much your body will crave it once you cut it out of your ...