Hey there!

My name is Seppo Puusa, but my friends call me Sepsi or Septic (yes, it's very flattering nickname). I'm 28 years old (March 2006) quite a regular guy that has gone through lot's of trouble and agony because of acne (you can see more detailed acne treatment history below).

I'm not a doctor (I actually have a business degree) but I have always had a keen interest on health and well being.

Battling with acne has really taught me a lot about health and natural healing. how human body works and the role of diet and lifestyle in health etc. I started this web site as a way to share my experiences with other acne sufferers.

I wanted to create a resource that would help people to make sense of all the conflicting info floating around the net. I also wanted to bring up an alternative way to treat acne. It really makes me feel bad to see people getting their hopes up and spending huge amounts of money on practically useless acne treatments. Especially since there is an easy alternative that has a potential to change your whole conception of health and well being.

My acne treatment history

My acne started when I was around 15. For the first couple of years I only had small pimples on my face and I didn't bother about it too much.

My acne gradually got worse and worse and by the time I was 18 or 19 I had severe acne outbreaks on my face and back. Once in high school I remember having this huge, red pimple on my nose. I really felt that it was like a beacon that signaled to all the girls that 'hey look at me - I'm big, red and ugly'. That was not a nice feeling to have.

My back acne had also gotten so severe that I was embarrassed to take off my shirt in public places. We Finns like our saunas and it was an essential element of many college parties. Because of those ugly, red pimples on my back I missed many of the college parties and those that I went to I always kept my back on the wall to hide the pimples.

I went to see a dermatologist and he pretty soon prescribed me with Accutane. I was little scared to start with Accutane because of the warnings that my dermatologist told me.

My first shock came when I went to the drug store to pick up my dose - I just couldn't believe how expensive it was. And that too with student's budget. I bit the bullet (and some dry bread few weeks after that) and started with Accutane.

I had some moderate side effects; chapped (and occasionally bleeding) lips, extremely dry and flaking skin, dry eyes and so on. But after a month or so with Accutane my skin started to clear significantly and after few months my skin was completely clear. At that time I felt that Accutane is heaven sent miracle.

After one year of clear skin I started getting acne outbreaks on my scalp also. They became serious pretty soon. Many of the cysts were were sore. Every time I wore a cap or a helmet it hurt like hell because there was always a sore cyst that it pressed on.

All those ugly pimples didn't make me feel any better about myself. When I occasionally managed to get to first base with a girl I tried to keep her hands off my head. It was just too embarrassing have her take her hands off my head after feeling the bumps there.

I went to see a dermatologist again and she prescribed me with antibiotics. My acne vanished within few days after starting to take those antibiotics, and I felt like smiling again.

Though within a month from finishing the antibiotics my skin was back at where it was before. I got them prescribed to me couple of times with exactly same results.

Then I stumbled upon a book called Tao of health sex and longevity by Daniel Reid. The book really forced my to think differently about my body and how my diet and lifestyle affects it. Even though I barely understood a fraction of it, the book always made sense to me. It just felt right. That's really the only way I can explain it.

So I jumped to trying different things that Daniel Reid presented in his book (fasting & detoxing, food combining, etc). Initially I didn't feel much different, but I noticed even after a short fast my acne had cleared almost completely.

It was really a thrilling moment, because for the first time I felt like that I have some control over my acne. I had found something that I could manage on my own without any help from doctors or dermatologists - plus it was free for me.

At that point I had to change my beliefs about how my body works, the effect of diet on my health and about modern medicine. I pretty quickly figured out that whatever doctors and dermatologists had told me about acne was wrong. The amazing results that I got by doing completely opposite to what they had told was proof enough for me.

Ever since I have been interested of natural and alternative healing. Among other things I have tried fasting, detoxing, food combining, etc.

Nowadays I don't need to use any acne products and my skin is completely clear. I still get mild outbreaks occasionally if I have been slipping back to old dietary habits. I think of acne as being a signal that my body tells me that there is something wrong and I should take a look at what I'm putting in there.

It's quite an amazing feeling to have after years of agony and frustration with acne. I sincerely hope that you get to this point also. You'll find all the info you need from this site - now you just have to put it into action.

To health and sanity,

Seppo