I have struggled with acne since I was a teenager. The sad reality is that I’m not a teenager anymore, but I’m still dealing with nasty acne breakouts at the most inconvenient times in my life. I’ve talked to lots of friends about this, but never taken the plunge and turned to a doctor or real dermatologist for acne help, mostly because I’ve never had the extra cash, and I’m interested in using less medications and more natural methods of dealing with it. But now, I’m ready for some real, educated advice about what does and does not cause my acne, and if there are any lifestyle changes that could affect the frequency and intensity with which I break out.

While surfing around different skin care and medical websites on the internet the other day, I came across a unique website that was completely dedicated to explaining concepts and products related to healthy skin care. The site was called DermTV and what made it unique was that it had tons of short informative videos on acne help, as well as a whole host of other interesting topics, like how to prevent your skin from aging and the truth about using antioxidant creams.

Usually I hate sitting and watching poor quality internet videos where the sound goes in an out and you have no idea whether the person in the video is even qualified to be instructing you on the topic of the show. However, the DermTV videos that I watched were hosted by an actual dermatologist that has been treating patients successfully for years. He didn’t use big complicated terms or reiterated the same acne help tips that people have been telling me for years. In fact, the first video I watched exposed many of the half-truths or rumors I've heard for years.

The doctor was most eager to point out that no matter what age or intensity you are experiencing acne at, there are ways to treat and even completely eliminate the acne breakouts! This was great news for me. The doctor also pointed out that contrary to what I had been told by my friends, it is very uncommon for certain foods, like pizza or caffeine, to cause acne breakouts. Unless you’ve seen a direct and immediate correlation between eating a certain food and breaking out, the odds are that you just get acne for the same reason everyone else does, clogged pores.