HOW TO HEAL KERATOSIS PILARIS WITH DIET

1. ELIMINATE GLUTEN (AND POSSIBLY OTHER

GRAINS)

To help your KP I suggest removing gluten from your diet for at least one to
three months to see if you notice any improvements. You may need to remove
additional grains to help fully heal but I find that often going gluten free is
enough

2. INCREASE OMEGA 3 INTAKE

Omega 3 fatty acids are crucial for skin health. Omega 3 supplementation has
been found to help treat acne, psoriasis, eczema, dry skin, and a number of
other health conditions

The problem is that the way our food is raised today (i.e.. animals fed grains,
hormones, antibiotics etc), makes the omega 3 content in these animals to be
almost non-existant.

If you are not able to eat the things I mentioned, you may need to supplement
your diet with omega-3. Now, I always recommend that you get as many
nutrients as you can from food, rather than supplements,  but sometimes it is
challenging and expensive to eat as well as we should so if you do need to
supplement just make sure you are choosing a reliable and safe brand.  

3. E L I M I N A T E D A I R Y

Everyone is different. I would try eliminating it for at least 6 weeks and see if
your symptoms improve. You could then try reintroducing full fat, pasture
raised, dairy products slowly, and see how your body responds.
 4. REMOVE PROCESSED SUGARS

I recommend removing all refined sugars from your diet for at least a month
to see if this leads to any improvement. 

5. INCREASE YOUR FAT SOLUBLE VITAMIN INTAKE

The fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K are all very important for healthy
skin.

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to all sorts of health problems,

including autoimmune diseases, heart disease, diabetes etc. There is also
some evidence that vitamin D deficiency is involved in acne, and many
patients swear that their keratosis pilaris and acne improve when they
supplement with vitamin D. Vitamin A deficiency is known to cause a skin
condition called Phrynoderma, which is related to KP as it is also a condition
involving keratin, and supplementation has been shown to treat this disorder.
Vitamin E has been shown to help treat atopic dermatitis and has been shown
to be protective against skin damage from the sun by acting as an antioxidant.
There are fewer studies looking at the vitamin K when it comes to skin health,
but there is evidence to suggest that topical vitamin K can help the skin heal
faster after medical procedures.

Other oils, particularly  rosehip oil, contains natural occurring vitamin A  and

can be a safer, gentler alternative.

IN SUMMARY: 

To help heal your KP with diet I recommend removing gluten (and possibly other
grains) and dairy from your diet for 1-3 months to help your skin heal. Increasing
your fat soluble vitamin and omega-3 intake is also important, and if you can,
eliminate refined sugars from your diet as much as possible.