| Are you suffering from acne? Have you tried | | | | be strong enough to fight off the bacteria which |
| over-the-counter medications, but your acne keeps on | | | | causes acne. Water plays another important role - it |
| coming back? If your intention is to prevent acne, and | | | | moves the waste products from our cells to our |
| not just to get rid of the odd pimple or two, then you | | | | kidneys for purification. This prevents the build-up of |
| need to at more holistic acne care treatment. That | | | | toxic waste in our cells (including our skin cells). When |
| means you need to go beyond just applying a topical | | | | we don't drink enough water, our skin will not get |
| cream like benzoyl peroxide or tea tree oil to get rid of | | | | enough nutrients, and becomes soaked in toxic waste |
| your pimples. You also need to examine your lifestyle | | | | products, so we are more likely to get pimples. |
| and diet. | | | | Fruits And Vegetables For Natural Acne Skin Care |
| Mother Nature made the human body to be pretty | | | | I like to eat meat myself, so I'm not going to try and |
| robust. You can survive in quite a wide range of | | | | persuade you to go vegetarian. But if you suffer from |
| unfriendly environments, living an intense lifestyle, | | | | acne, you may want to try adding more fresh fruits |
| without any immediate problems. However, you can't | | | | and vegetables to your diet. They do two important |
| run away from the side-effects forever. Sooner rather | | | | things for you: |
| than later, the problems start showing up - acne, | | | | - Provide vitamins and nutrients not found in meat. One |
| constipation, slowed reflexes, slower healing from | | | | famous example is Vitamin C which can only be found |
| wounds, etc. | | | | in fruits and vegetables - you need this for both |
| People living in rural communities rarely get problems | | | | general health and healthy skin. |
| like acne. Most of them eat healthy food. They usually | | | | - Provide fiber which helps your digestive system to |
| drink enough water and eat sufficient fruits and | | | | work better. Good digestion helps you to absorb more |
| vegetables. They also don't over-eat meat and greasy | | | | nutrients from your food, which is always a good thing. |
| foods. Basically, if you eat following the classical food | | | | For a long time, I ate one serving of vegetables with |
| guide pyramid (created by the USDA in 1992), you are | | | | my lunch. Together with lots of water, moderate rest |
| less likely to suffer from severe acne. To be honest, | | | | and light exercise, this seemed to be sufficient for me. |
| this guide is overly simplistic and flawed - it is not the | | | | Then I started growing older... |
| most effective healthy eating guide. That honor goes | | | | Among other problems, I started getting more acne |
| to the Healthy Eating Pyramid created by Harvard | | | | breakouts. When I added two slices of fruit to my |
| Medical School. Studies have shown that men who | | | | dinner, my acne went into remission again. |
| follow the more sophisticated eating guide by Harvard | | | | Following the Food Guide Pyramid (or Healthy Eating |
| reduce their risk of suffering a major chronic disease | | | | Pyramid) and eating a more healthy diet will not |
| by 20%. Women gain an improvement of 11%. | | | | guarantee acne-free skin. However, because most |
| Why Is Water Important In Acne Care Treatment? | | | | people who suffer from acne (like myself) eat very |
| 70% of our bodies is made of water. This water is | | | | low quality diets, making the effort to eat more healthy |
| critical to move nutrients from our digestive system to | | | | meals will often show good results. Remember that |
| the cells which need them. This includes our skin cells. If | | | | the health of your internal organs is often reflected in |
| our skin does not get enough nutrients, then it may not | | | | your skin. |