It’s my understanding that Proactive doesn’t work that well. In fact a lot of acne creams and lotions, etc contain, I think the term is comutagenic ingredients, at least that’s what it sounds like phonetically when my girlfriend says it.
I’m not sure about the effect that bread might have on one’s skin, but I know that sugars are known to increase inflammation and carbohydrates and sugars are closely related.
But diet can play a very big part in the treatment process and what Kim (my gf) has her patients do is cut down their diet to the bare essentials until they have the breakouts controlled. Once that’s done they can start adding foods back in to see what, if anything, might be causing the problem.
Can’t go wrong with whole veggies though so those are safe :) As far as meats go, probably stick to things which are organic and or free range so they’re not all jacked up on antibiotics and (most importantly) hormones. Keep in mind that a lot of major brand meats are full of hormones (chickens do not grow that big people) and those hormones don’t magically disappear when we eat them.
If you want bread in your diet I would stick to whole grain but maybe try a non-wheat alternative? I’m sure there are bread substitutes for people with celiac disease.
Cheese and dairy are a big no-no, so stay away from those.
Anyone with questions should just email Kim. She’s a cool chick and way more knowledgeable than me: skinsalvationsf.com. Also if you live in Nor-Cal and can get to SF she bumps younger people to the front of her wait list so she can treat them before major scarring and stuff like that sets in. Otherwise I know she has a pamphlet of do’s and don’t that she wrote and she ships product all over the place if you need it.