Acne treatment information

Importance of discussing this topic is very high. Acne though not a deadly disease But its impact on people is so much. 85% of teenagers are suffering from acne. But can we that only teenagers are affected? No. the reality is that almost everyone will experience acne once in their life time. Before getting into details, let me tell you what exactly acnes are.

Acne:

Acne is an inflammatory, papular eruption. Sebaceous glands produce excess sebum. The sebum slowly gets dried in the skin pores. Thus the sebum will clog the pores. Added to that dirt, dust, oil … whatever our skin get exposed will be added to these and once he pores are blocked the functioning of sebaceous glands will be hampered and the net result will be inflammation of sebaceous glands.

Contributing Factors

1.      Hormones play an important role.

2.      Stress.

3.      Heredity.

4.      Drugs containing Steroids.

5.      Excessive sun exposure

6.      Certain drugs.

7.      Lack of physical activities.

8.      Certain hormonal drugs

9.      Inadequate sleep.

10.  Anticonvulsive drugs.

11.  Smoking.

12.  Drugs containing lithium.

You will also be interested to know which all factors won’t cause acne.

The Factors That Won’t Cause Acne Are-

1.      Diet

2.      Sexual activity

3.      Cleanliness

4.      Other life style activities.

Remedies for Acne

If you are healthy, that will be reflected in your skin.

1.      Stick on to a healthy life style. Have Healthy diet.

2.      Do yoga

3.      Do pranayama daily. Please make sure you select the Pranayama [yogic breathing techniques] according to your body type with the help of naturopathy and yogic science doctor or an experienced yogic guru. Mistakes are not to be made. These are real simple exercises. Usually cooling Pranayama are apt for reducing the inflammation, but the doctor will have to take in to consideration your other physical ailments as yoga is part of holistic treatment and it is not treating just the symptom but the root cause of any diseases.

4.      Make a self analysis where you are not following a healthy life style. Next to food is water intake and sleep.

5.      Sleep for not less than and not more than 8 hours. Kids need to sleep more.

6.      Doing Soorya Namaskaras every morning is the finest beginning for a healthy life style.

7.      Quit smoking, beetel leaves chewing.

8.      Don’t use pan masaalas.

9.      Do exercise not less than 5 hours a week.

10.  Do indulge in fruit diet. Thus you can treat acne with food.

Food which you are allergic to may increase acne, but food won’t cause acne.

a. Iodized salt may also increase acne in some.

b. A clear exception you will find with seaweed called Kelp.

Why People Think Acne is caused by Diet? The mystery is unfolded.

Acne is related to food through another factor called as stress. Suppose a person is real stressed. What all physiological changes occur? The first and foremost is hormonal variations. As a result of hormonal imbalance, the person experiences an increased craving for food substances. Thus the acne sufferer thinks that it’s the food that gave him acne.

French-fries … Chocolates Won’t Cause Acne. Do You Agree??

It’s a plain fact that high calorie food though may not do justice to a healthy skin but as such won’t cause acne. You can eat French fries, cutlets, chocolates that won’t be the culprits of acne.

But the above statement doesn’t mean you should always indulge in high calorie diet and you will free of any diseases. Agreed food won’t cause acne, but an improper diet habit will affect you immunity, will make you obese, and throw you at the risk of heart ailments, cancer …

Thus a healthy balanced diet is essential. That gives a clear glowing skin. There are many natural remedies to bleach your skin. There are easy natural ways to cleanse and tone your skin. Choose from the huge natural choices regarding how to take care of your skin.

Always remember good nutrition is a good weapon.

Do yoga and meditation regularly to keep stress and tension away and best acne treatment results.

Apart from doing yoga, meditation and taking adequate sleep and doing physical exercises for not less than 5 to 6 hours a sleep, care should be given to the kind of food that we have.

By indulging in a fruit diet, we are channeling the energy needed for digestion to eliminate the existing body toxins. Once internal purification is attained, that reflects on skin. Skin the largest sensory organ gets a healthy glow. Acne is reduced. Even its scars can be removed to a certain extend.

Let me tell you the kind of nutrients the presence of which you should make sure in our daily diet.

1.     Role of Zinc in preventing acne.

Zinc has got a very important role in preventing acne. It cats mainly in two ways they are

a.      Zinc helps in bringing up homeostasis in hormone levels.

b.      Zinc helps in speeding up the healing process.

Sources of zinc are

1.      Oysters

2.      Red meat

3.      Whole grains

4.      Chicken

5.      Yogurt and milk.

2.     Role of Vitamin A

Vitamin A helps in controlling acne. It mainly do act in two ways , they are…

a.      Builds healthy skin.

b.      Controls the production of sebum

Sources of Vitamin A are

1.      Green leafy vegetables.

2.      Carrot.

3.      Papaya.

4.      Dark green vegetables.

5.      Brightly colored fruits and vegetables.

3.     Role of Vitamin C

Vitamin C too has great influence on preventing acne.  It mainly acts in two ways. They are…

a.      Builds good skin.

b.      Maintains healthy glowing skin.

Sources of Vitamin C are

1.      Orange

2.      Lemon.

3.      Lime.

4.      Melons

5.      Broccoli

6.      Berries

7.      Cabbage

8.      Kiwi

9.      Potatoes

10.  Peppers.

Limited quantities of Vitamin B6, B12 are also found effective

Note

If you try to treat acne with over doses of vitamins and minerals, it might worsen the condition.

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