Acne Treatment - Treating Acne With Natural Medicine

Though you can't see it happening, every minute of the day we lose about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells off the surface of our skin. Acne is caused by an imbalance between oil, dead skin cells and the P-acnes bacteria. Primary considerations in treating acne are minimizing oil production and treating the bacteria, restoring homeostatic balance to the skin. Double moisturise rather than deep cleanse with harsh cosmetic formulas. Also in many cases this is part of adolesence and in most cases the skin balances out.

Fine Tuned Machines

Our bodies are fine-tuned machines, continually creating new cells and getting rid of dead cells. There are three processes vital to human health; appropriation (taking in food, air, water etc), assimilation (absorbing nutrients to create new cells) and elimination (expelling waste/toxins). If any one of these is unbalanced, this can lead to less than vital health. We need to take in the right fuel, use it effectively and get rid of by-products and waste. For example, we get rid of waste via the digestive system, the lungs and the skin; if the digestive system is sluggish waste may have to be expelled via the skin as blocked pores and acne.

There is recent research in acne pointing the finger at diet — eating refined carbohydrates and sugar leads to a surge in insulin and an insulin-like growth factor called IGF-1. This in turn leads to an excess of male hormones, which encourage the skin to excrete large amounts of sebum. This grease-like substance encourages the growth of bacteria responsible for acne. The scientists believe the modern Western diet is to blame.

Fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds in their natural state provide the body with all the nutrients and enzymes required for digestion and absorption. In cooked food many of the vitamins and minerals have been destroyed and virtually all of the enzymes, this means the body has to work even harder to digest and absorb what nutrition is left. Increasing temperature causes an exponential increase in the rate of chemical reactions. When food is heated, the rate of reactions of degradation and oxidation of nutrients increases dramatically. As a result, we consume fewer nutrients and more acne aggravating free radicals.

Nutritionists are always telling us of the value of antioxidants — they mop up free radicals. This is basically what a detox diet does; it's full of antioxidant food to get rid of the toxins. If you put the right fuel in, you can expect dramatic results. A diet rich in antioxidant food will help reduce acne. Rosemary essential oil is a fantastic free radical scavenger.

Water

To get rid of acne, the skin needs to be hydrated from the inside to prevent blocked pores -- drink plenty of water and eat plenty of water-rich foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables. This will also help speed up a sluggish digestive system.

Yeast

People with acne often have a build-up of yeast in the body and are susceptible to yeast infections, such as thrush (Candida Albicans). This can also impact the digestive system bringing on problems such as constipation. Antibiotics and a diet high in yeast and sugar will aggravate this further.

Many people with acne are prescribed antibiotics, which may help destroy the bacteria that breed inside the blocked pores, but they also destroy the healthy bacteria that help support the activity of your intestines. If your intestines are not working efficiently, there will be a build-up of toxins in the digestive system which can aggravate acne. The body also builds up a tolerance to antibiotics, meaning you need larger and larger doses to get the same effect. If you have been taking antibiotics for your acne, take a probiotic supplement every day to heal your intestines. To this add a spoonful of psyillium husks to rid the intestine of toxins.

Zinc & Selenium

Zinc supplementation is essential in the treatment of acne especially for teenage males. Selenium is an amazing antioxidant mineral and also in a clinical study was seen to dramatically reduce acne pustules with white heads. Selenium also helps to fight infections.

In order to ‘trick’ the skin into balance double moisturize, that is, use twice the amount of moisturizer you would normally use. This causes the feedback mechanism for oil production to return to normal. Using oils that mimic the skin's natural oils (coconut and jojoba) will rebalance the oil production of your skin. These oils won't block your pores. Try not to use toners as they will dry the skin and exacerbate the condition.

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