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Let\'s be real: Acne can be devastating. As a teenage acne sufferer myself (and two-time Accutane alum), I still cringe when I remember my embarrassment at school dances with my bare shoulders revealing pimples on my back. I needed the type of inspiration 22-year-old Rachel Crawley is giving young sufferers today. The Brit is a contestant in U.K.\'s Miss Preston beauty pageant and is using her new platform to follow her path to clear skin.

🌟My progress since starting this page🌟 no Medication ✖️ High fat vegan plant based diet (nothing processed) Real whole foods, natural minimal skin care routine ✔️ People are happy to take strong medication that can lead to bad side effects in are bodies but aren\'t willing to change there diet which is safe and better for our health. Remember that everyone has there struggles in life. Most of us choose not share them. Most people with acne don\'t share it because there ashamed but why should we it\'s only a stage in our life it won\'t last forever and it certainly doesn\'t make us any less of a person. Clear skin or acne you are the same person. I get asked how can I be confident when my skin looks like this? The reason I decided to accept myself for how I looked is because for years I suffered with acne and for years I let my mental health take over, ruin relationships, stop me going out ect all because I was insecure and worried about other people\'s opinions. Because let\'s be honest acne isn\'t nice to look at. I knew I couldn\'t carry on being this hard on myself to the point I would cry and have a lot of built up stress causing headaches. I thought about the days when I used to have no worries when I was younger and here\'s what I came up with- I wasn\'t living life trying to impress anyone I wore no makeup so never felt less beautiful I didn\'t spend my time trying to make myself look perfect I didn\'t sit at home comparing myself to others on Instagram It\'s the world we live in today that makes us think like this. I don\'t want young girls feeling the same way I did. I don\'t want them to think they have to look a certain way to be accepted or beautiful. They need more role models embracing there real natural selfs because that is real life. I know how hard it can be but please please practice self love and believe in yourself this alone will make you feel better 💛🌸✨ ------------------------------------------------

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Crawley was bullied growing up and never wanted to be seen without makeup. When the pageant first approached her to participate at age 18, Crawley turned down the opportunity, too insecure about her breakouts and scars. Now, she\'s documenting her skin-care woes on her Instagram, with dramatic before-and-afters as her skin begins to clear up. The big change Crawley made? Overhauling her diet.

✨7 WEEKS PROGRESS PICTURE ✨The picture on the left was when my skin was at its worst. My acne was cystic, red, sore and I had bumps underneath my skin. I felt like I wanted to give up at this point. I then decided to give my diet one last change before I would have seen a dermatologist. I took pictures of my skin so I could see the results as to whether what I was doing was working or not and I started seeing the difference day by day. I wanted to share with you the realism of what people go through. Unfortunately acne isn\'t seen as normal and is thought as \'ugly\' but it\'s something so many of us experience. It\'s nothing to be ashamed of. What is to be ashamed of is the perception of what we are supposed to look like. The picture on the right is my skin today! My scars are being treated with natural skincare products that I have found work my skin and I do want to avoid having any treatments to get rid of them. They need time to heal and I\'m okay with that. Whatever journey your on to clear you skin don\'t give up on yourself. There is always light 🌟🌞 ----------------------------------------------------- #acne #acnetreatment #loveyourself #selflove #healing #acnescars #recovery #vegan #nontoxic #love #wellness #happy #happiness #inspiration #enlightenment #journey #growth #natural #beauty #transformation #acceptance #spiritual #mindfulness #plantbased #positivity #soul #yoga #youarebeautiful #youarenotalone #youareenough

By experimenting with taking certain foods out of her diet, Crawley discovered that sugar was the main culprit for her pimples. Carbs too — even the "good kinds" like brown rice and oats. On one Instagram post Crawley writes, "Only for about 3 days I have stopped eating these foods and upped my fat intake (healthy fats) and guess what? No new breakouts!"

Cute raw vegan cafe I found in Thailand when travelling. I loved the whole vibe of this place and the menu was amazing! The place was called @karmakafe_ so you definitely need to visit here if your travelling in Thailand ✌🏻I\'m going to post a few photos of the food because it was delicious! Here in the north west of England there is no where to eat like this and I wish there would be 🌟 I know when I visited London they had a lot more vegan/ raw vegan places but no where down here. This needs to change or I need to move 😅🙏🏻 ------------------------------------------------ #vegan #rawvegan #vegancommunity #veganfoodshare #plantbased #raw #health #healthy #lifestyle #thailand #travelling #hippie #hippiestyle #soul #yoga #mindfulness #journey #spiritual #smoothie #nicecream #peace #love #veganblogger #veganism #veganlifestyle #crueltyfree #kohphangan #karmakafe #vegansofig #veganlove

Now the beauty contestant is finding a vegan diet may be best for her skin. Beyond lots (and lots) of vegetables, she still finds ways to treat herself, like with these raw cacao and peanut butter bites. "Once you cut out the sugar," she says, "your tastebuds will change and your cravings will stop."

I need to practise my presentation skills 😅 In the process of making raw cocoa almond, peanut, cashew butter cups 👅One of things that people always say to me is oh I couldn\'t go vegan I couldn\'t imagine not eating my favourite chocolate. 🤔 YOU CAN STILL EAT CHOCOLATE AND ITS GOOD FOR YOU! Not the vegan store bought processed chocolate but the real homemade raw chocolate. People will then say but it\'s not the same, doesn\'t taste the same. That is because your taste buds are used to the sugar you consume. When people eat a lot of sugar it can cause resistance to the hormone insulin which can contribute to many diseases. Most people don\'t even realise how much sugar they are eating. Once you cut out the sugar, your taste buds will change and your cravings will stop. Why wouldn\'t choose the chocolate that was good for you. 😊 ------------------------------------------------ #vegan #veganfood #vegandessert #veganrecipes #veganfoodshare #vegancommunity #raw #rawvegan #plantbased #healthy #lifestyle #blog #blogger #chakra #wellness #veganism #veganblogger #vegansofig #veganfoodie #veganfitness #veganlifestyle #veganeats #vegangirl #veganfoodporn #healing #skinfood #rawcocoa #cocoa #almondbutter

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