Green smoothies and Green Juices give me acne

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Permalink Reply by Loulou on April 1, 2009 at 5:14am

not so sure about that....initially I thought it was related to a detox, but seeing as I still eat the greens whole and the spots never appear....it is wierd. I must admit I don't eat as much leafy greens as I would consume whilst juicing or smoothying....maybe I am intolerant to too much of something in these leaves.......it is really odd. I LOVE green juices so much but have to refrain. grrrrrrrrr

I just wondered if there was anyone else who had experienced this and could shed some light on it......

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Permalink Reply by Emma on April 1, 2009 at 5:16am

Are you adding fruit to the smoothies or juices?

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Permalink Reply by Emma on June 14, 2009 at 1:01am

Hi Rawzi
From my experience with green smoothies berries/apples/pears with simple green leaves and nothing else added (maybe a bit of celery) are the only thing that doesn't seem to cause bloating or upset stomach etc.

I think keeping it simple is definitely key. I used to add everything including the kitchen sink and would end up causing mayhem in my guts/skin. In the past I used carrot juice as a base or used bananas as my fruit and sometimes I used kale as part of my greens but found any of them included now do not work for me.

One apple or pear and some berries + greens that's it!

Em x

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Permalink Reply by Emma on June 14, 2009 at 1:23am

Sorry I'm a bit dense - I don't count celery as a 'green' with my green smoothies as I rely solely on the actual leaves e.g. romaine, spinach, chard etc. I find that if I'm eating fruit that pears and apples and berries really are the only things I can get away with. citrus is out totally, tropical fruits don't mix well with me (being from west of scotland) and high sugar fruits affect my skin quite badly esp bananas.

Yes I think the more 'superfoods' I added the more of a bad combination it turned out to be.

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Permalink Reply by ॐ omshanti ॐ on April 1, 2009 at 5:28am

what kind of greens are you using Loulou?

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Permalink Reply by Jacob Heitmann on April 1, 2009 at 7:41am

Are you constipated? Not letting the toxins in the intestines could be that your skin becomes a way out.

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Permalink Reply by Loulou on April 1, 2009 at 11:11am

Emma, I did use fruit in the smoothies, ie, apple or mango with spinach or watercress or swiss chard, the juices, were normally green lemonades, so , cuke, celery, lemon, apple and greens (normally a mix of swiss chard, parsley, watercress, rocket, cabbage or romain etc).

Omshanti, I used a variation of spinach, rocket, swiss chard, watercress lambs lettuce, romain, cabbage (a little) and parsley or any spare herbs going.

Jacob, no never contipated happily so either with or without the smoothies or juices.

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Permalink Reply by Emma on April 1, 2009 at 11:44am

I've had and read similar experiences but usually it's down to the fruit sugar or a combo of fruit and fat creating small bumps across forehead or around jawline. Is this what's happening? This is the first I've heard of greens causing acne problems, usually it's the only thing that can be eaten without causing any problems...

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Permalink Reply by Saz on April 1, 2009 at 11:21am

Could it be an allergic reaction to the other ingredients in the smoothies?

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Permalink Reply by Loulou on April 1, 2009 at 11:56am

I know what you are talking about with regards to the small bumps on forehead etc, initially on my raw journey, I had that too but narrowed it down to too many nuts so once I cut these down, the bumps disappeared. Unfortunately the spots I am getting when consuming juices or smoothies are red, large sore spots all over the face (just the face bizarely so). They eventually increased to create clusters mainly on the side of my forehead and lower cheeks but a few scatterings all over too.

Once I cut out spinach from my diet totally, these spots reduced and the redness and soreness lessened, but I still had alot of persistant spots .....it wasn't until I completely cut out drinking smoothies and juices (which I drank more so than smoothies) did the spots clear up. I am now spot free since not consuming the green drinks. It is totally beyond me as I stated before, I am still consuming the same greens (except spinach) but as a whole vegetable not a blended or juiced version of.

mind boggling for me

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Permalink Reply by Emma on April 1, 2009 at 12:11pm

That is interesting, never heard of that before. So you haven't noticed any fruits causing problems? If I eat or juice citrus it causes me problems...

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Permalink Reply by ॐ omshanti ॐ on April 1, 2009 at 5:20pm

loulou if spinach was causing you problems it may be the oxalic acid in the swiss chard as well. Stick to greens without oxalic acid and see if that makes any difference - so have more kale, romaine etc. I'm not sure if watercress has it or not. Maybe experiment a bit (if you're game!!)

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