food/drink for a better complection

I know that your skin relfects your health.. but I eat very healthy (very little sugar, no coffee, vegatarian, no milk, all organic etc.) and still have pretty bad skin. My skin is not horrible but it's not great. I used to think it was because of having dreads and not washing my hair as much as I did before, therefore the oil on my pillow would screw up my face. But now I have come to accept that I was cursed with bad skin, so what can I do to improve it? Does anyone know any foods that are good to eat or something? I am not exactly looking for some recipe for cream or something.. just wondering what I can do to my diet to improve my skin.

Thanks in advance.

 

St. John's Wart is known to cause flare ups.

 

Given that you already have a healthy diet and you're 17, it's most likely hormonal.

 

I'd have to agree it's probably hormonal. The only thing I could suggest would be to consider how much water you drink daily. I know plenty of people who eat healthy and have cut out all the bad stuff, but are still dehydrated. So, if you're not drinking eight 8-oz. glasses of water a day, I'd suggest trying that. If you're already well hydrated, I'd blame the hormones.

 

yeah. and a bit of fat in the diet is very good for you. are you using olive oil and such?

 

Are you on the pill? Depending on the person, the pill can have positive OR negative affects on a person's skin. For example, when I was on Diane, my skin was great, almost perfectly clear, I loved it. Then when I switched to another one (not on it anymore, badness) my skin EXPLODED. Now, I'm on yet another one, and the problem is clearing up again.

 

I recently read that many vegetarians suffer from acne because of a zinc deficiency. Are you taking any vitamins? There is also an active thread about acne in the health forum if you want to check it out.
http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138134

Your dreads are beautiful btw.

 

Thank you

And thank you everyone for the advice. Lately I've been drinking a lot more water and it is really helping. It probably has a lot to do with my age as well. Thanks again.