Comments on: If Weston Price Had Been a Dermatologist http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:15:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: David http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-190929 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:17:36 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-190929 *sigh* I absolutely hate prescription acne treatments. In my opinion its all just a psychological issue, with prescription placebos to advance your thinking.. try a natural acne cure for once. at least the detox diets actually work. check out this link to see what im talking about: http://noacnenow.com/top-five-acne-treatments/ *sigh* I absolutely hate prescription acne treatments. In my opinion its all just a psychological issue, with prescription placebos to advance your thinking..

try a natural acne cure for once. at least the detox diets actually work. check out this link to see what im talking about:
http://noacnenow.com/top-five-acne-treatments/

]]> by: bjk http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-169134 Sun, 18 May 2008 10:48:28 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-169134 I read a book by a dermatologist about 15 years ago who experimented on his patients. He found that partially hydrogenated sat fats were the worst, although all sat fats were bad. His theory was that any fat that was a liquid at room temperature (like butter) is bad for you and would clog up the pores, and that liquid fats like olive oil are good for skin. Many Asians believe this, and attribute acne to things like chocolate. The dermatologist found that a diet that totally eliminated saturated fats and caffeine would eliminate acne. Very high doses of niacin were also effective, the theory being that niacin affected skin temperature. I don't remember the title of the book. I bounced his ideas off a dermatologist. He was dismissive and offended that I would question his authority. I read a book by a dermatologist about 15 years ago who experimented on his patients. He found that partially hydrogenated sat fats were the worst, although all sat fats were bad. His theory was that any fat that was a liquid at room temperature (like butter) is bad for you and would clog up the pores, and that liquid fats like olive oil are good for skin. Many Asians believe this, and attribute acne to things like chocolate. The dermatologist found that a diet that totally eliminated saturated fats and caffeine would eliminate acne. Very high doses of niacin were also effective, the theory being that niacin affected skin temperature. I don’t remember the title of the book. I bounced his ideas off a dermatologist. He was dismissive and offended that I would question his authority.

]]> by: Gittit Shwartz http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-169055 Sat, 17 May 2008 21:55:50 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-169055 Actually, Loren Cordain (author of The Paleo Diet) showed that a paleolithic diet/lifestyle eliminate acne. Actually, Loren Cordain (author of The Paleo Diet) showed that a paleolithic diet/lifestyle eliminate acne.

]]> by: Nathan Myers http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-168813 Sat, 17 May 2008 08:42:48 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-168813 Safe cheap cures are generally not patentable. Ginger, incidentally, has worked twice as well as dramamine against motion sickness, in double-blind trials. Such trials are conceivable (but not inevitable, or immediate) only since the patent on dramamine expired. Safe cheap cures are generally not patentable.

Ginger, incidentally, has worked twice as well as dramamine against motion sickness, in double-blind trials. Such trials are conceivable (but not inevitable, or immediate) only since the patent on dramamine expired.

]]> by: Andrew Gelman http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-168648 Sat, 17 May 2008 01:44:29 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-168648 Perhaps they had more important things to worry about! Perhaps they had more important things to worry about!

]]> by: david http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-168270 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:17:13 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/05/15/if-weston-price-had-been-a-dermatologist/#comment-168270 I've often wondered about that. I used to study classics (Latin and Greek). To my knowledge, in the ancient authors there was never a mention of acne being a common phenomenon. I would think that if it had been a problem, it would be mentioned somewhere (whether to joke about it or whatever). Ask your colleagues from other departments who study traditional cultures (living or dead) if there is any mention of acne in the texts or representations of it in visual arts. If it was problem associated with adolescence in those cultures, it would surely show up in the texts. The only character from literature I can think of is Bardolph in Shakespeare's Henry IV part I. Not sure if that was acne, but he had some kind of boils on his face. I’ve often wondered about that. I used to study classics (Latin and Greek). To my knowledge, in the ancient authors there was never a mention of acne being a common phenomenon. I would think that if it had been a problem, it would be mentioned somewhere (whether to joke about it or whatever). Ask your colleagues from other departments who study traditional cultures (living or dead) if there is any mention of acne in the texts or representations of it in visual arts. If it was problem associated with adolescence in those cultures, it would surely show up in the texts.

The only character from literature I can think of is Bardolph in Shakespeare’s Henry IV part I. Not sure if that was acne, but he had some kind of boils on his face.

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