Teens

Erica Angyal is a nutritionist, health consultant, speaker and writer. Her greatest passions are the areas of preventative nutrition and natural anti-ageing strategies. Erica is the official nutritionist to Miss Universe Japan, the creator of ELIXA organic herbal teas, and a health columnist for several magazines. The author of Gorgeous Skin in 30 Days (Lothian), Erica currently lives in Tokyo, but regularly visits her home country of Australia.
In 2005, a research team led by Professor Neil Mann from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology did a study with Australian teens living in Melbourne to see if a less-processed, healthier diet would clear up their skin. For 12 weeks the teens in the study cut out virtually all processed and bad foods and switched to a healthy diet of fish, lean meat, whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetables. Their acne improved dramatically and the study showed that simply cutting out sugar and junk/processed foods for 3 months was a far more effective weapon against acne than a cabinet full of anti-pimple products…

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