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Those Teenage Hoes

by Noel Boehm on December 28th, 2007

“Those teenage hoes in a line at your door”. My husband had me convinced that these were the lyrics to Fiest’s song 1234. It got me thinking about those horrible teenage years. There were no teenage boys in a line at my door. If my teen years had a soundtrack it would be Janice Ian’s “At Seventeen“. I was a cheerleader but not because I was popular but because I was a former gymnast who could tumble. After games on Friday nights I would go home while the cute girls went to parties. Now it makes sense why I’m so happy to be 30, huh?

Anyway, it made me think of how horrible it was to be one of only a few suffering from chronic acne in a sea of fresh faced Lolitas. I tried everything that was offered through late-night infomercials. My mother took me to an endless host of dermatologists. “Don’t eat junk food”. “Junk food has no effect on your skin”. They couldn’t come to a consensus and nothing ever really worked in the long term. Unfortunately it’s a problem that has continued into adulthood. Finally the thing that cleared my skin was a change in lifestyle. It was so incredibly simple but it took me until my early 20’s to figure it out. I eliminated as many toxins as possible from my diet. No dairy, high fructose corn syrup or red meat. I also started taking zinc supplements. Whenever I have an excess of the above, my skin will tell the tale. I have heard it over and over again but it’s so true. Your skin is like your tattle-tale younger sibling. What you eat and drink really does make a difference in the look of your skin. All the products in the world won’t counteract the effects of poor nutrition. I still struggle with my skin but at least now I have a much better attitude about it. Beauty comes from the inside out. Great, now I sound like a guidance counselor.

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