Why Your Acne Keeps Coming Back - and How to Stop It for Good

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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262: If you want to get rid of your acne for real, do not miss this episode. Clearstem founders Danielle Gronich and Kayleigh Christina have built more than just a skincare company - they’ve created a community of people dedicated to treating the root cause of acne so it stays away for good. For my listeners thinking about going on Acutane, Spironolactone, or any of the other intense hormone-disrupting acne treatments, please hear out Danielle and Kayleigh first (Alix Earle, they got you). They’re sharing some of their tried-and-true tips for better skin, and the supplements, topicals, and dietary shifts to make it happen. Topics Discussed: → Why acne is more than skin deep → Foods most closely linked to acne → Top pore clogging agents → Why Spironolactone became the new “it” acne drug - and how to ween yourself off of it → A acne-safe skincare regiment for Alix Earle that will actually work → Acne treatment myths Sponsored By: → Clearstem | Check out https://www.clearstem.com/REALFOODOLOGY for 15% off! Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:02:41 - Antiaging & Acne → 00:05:00 - Acne Struggles → 00:14:39 - Clearstem Acne Panel: How it Works → 00:19:53 - Pore Cloggers + Filler Agents → 00:33:55 - Foods That Cause Acne → 00:39:10 - Supplements, Antidepressants, & Acne → 00:43:46 - Acne Medication Myths → 00:50:10 - Vitamins That Impact Acne → 00:54:50 - Acutane and Spirolactone → 00:59:05 - Clearstem’s Advice for Alix Earle → 01:03:10 - Courtney’s Clearstem Recs Check Out: → Clearstem Instagram → Kayleigh Christina → Danielle Gronich Check Out Courtney: → LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE → Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! → @realfoodology → www.realfoodology.com → My Immune Supplement by 2x4 → Air Dr Air Purifier → AquaTru Water Filter → EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the Real Foodology podcast, acne is not a vanity issue whatsoever. It is at its
0:06.2	core, an issue in the body that your body needs something that it's not getting and that can be
0:12.6	either, you know, stopping a food that is not agreeing with you or it can be stuff on your skin that is
0:17.9	just not compatible with your pores and your oil. So it's really not a vanity
0:22.5	issue. It is a mental health issue and your body trying to communicate with you through the alarm
0:27.2	bells of your skin. That's really why we create the education that we do is to help support people
0:33.4	who are in that period of life, find relief and solutions faster and also provide a support
0:39.7	system and community.
0:41.5	Hello, friends.
0:42.5	Welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology podcast.
0:45.6	I'm your host, Courtney Swan, and today I sit down with the founders of Clearson,
0:49.6	who also happen to be my dear friends, Kaylee and Danielle.
0:53.3	I love the skincare. If you follow me on
0:56.3	Instagram, you know I post about them all the time. A lot of acne-based skincare companies that
1:01.9	are targeting specifically acne have ingredients in there that actually age your skin. And this is the
1:06.8	exact opposite. Not only does it treat acne, but it also has anti-aging properties as well.
1:12.2	So for my girlies that are not dealing with acne, also my guys, that are not dealing with acne,
1:17.5	but are worried about aging skin, you can still use the skin care line. I love their products.
1:23.2	I love the ethos of this company. Not only are they helping people get rid of their acne,
1:28.7	but they're also helping people get to the root cause of it. It's not just all about the surface
1:33.5	level, although we will talk about triggers for acne that are on the surface level, but we know
1:38.4	that oftentimes acne is a deeper issue, usually having to do with diet and gut issues and we get into all of this.
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