Rosacea Support Community

Daily Mail Online, HEALTH
By LOWRI TURNER
Last updated at 1:34 AM on 05th October 2009

After my second child was born, I developed rosacea - a reddening of the skin over and around the nose and across the cheeks. I bought expensive cream, tried foundations and concealers. Nothing worked. But the dominant theory on rosacea is that it is linked to intestinal permeability.

The right nutritional supplements, combined with avoiding triggers (spicy foods, caffeinated drinks, citrus fruits and usually alcohol), have done what no cream ever could. Today, I can go out without foundation.

LOWRI TURNER: I used to make over people's homes... now I'm doing the same for their health

Lowri's menu

Breakfast: Two-egg omelette with mushrooms and feta cheese or porridge with flaked almonds

Morning snack: Apple or banana with a handful of cashews, almonds or a small bag of sunflower seeds

Lunch: Salad with steamed salmon or chicken and avocado on wholewheat bread

Afternoon snack: Mixed berries, olives and 3 oatcakes with smoked mackerel pâté

Evening: Prawn stir-fry with vegetables or chicken and vegetable kebabs with brownrice. No tea, coffee or alcohol

Guilty pleasure: Ribena light (well, it's better than my previous gallons of diet cola)