The Role of Diet in Acne Treatment

It is no longer news that nearly 17 million people in the United States have acne, making it the most common skin disease. It is most common during adolescent affecting more than 85% of teenagers.

It is also no news that diet plays a very important role when it comes to treating acne. Let me recall that acne is caused by the clogging of pores and an inflammation of the sebaceous gland and hair follicle that are present on our faces, back and chest. This infers that it is an internal disease and should be attacked from that angle.

Making the necessary dietary change can go a long way in reducing or totally eliminating your acne. This system requires much discipline and consistency on the part of the sufferer because may mean forfeiting some of the meal you enjoy most.

In a nutshell, below are list of dietary changes that acne sufferers should adhere to.

• The inclusion of high-fibre diet and cereals, legumes, lots of veggies and fruits is a good start to help minimize the wrong food. The consumption of fibre helps aid digestion and improves the skin.
  
  
• Do everything you can to avoid refined carbohydrate
  
  
• Your consumption of junk food and fat intake should be drastically reduced. Junk foods have low zinc.
  
  
• Avoid fried foods. This one may require much discipline.
  
  
• Eat food that contains zinc supplement. Soya beans, liver, oyster, sesame seed etc contains zinc.
  
  
• Drink a lot of water. Water helps the body system to function properly. Six to eight glass of water daily is recommended.
  
  
• Avoid food with fatty acid. Examples are margarine, peanuts, milk etc.
  
  
• Start taking lots of supplement that enhances healthy skin.

In conclusion, find out what kind of diet tend to increase your acne and avoid it while sticking to the ones that don’t.

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How to Treat Acne by Simply Washing Your Face

You have to understand first that dirt does not in anyway cause acne. This misconception probably comes from the fact that blackheads looks like dirt filling the openings of the pores of the skin. The black spot is not dirt but oxidized keratin. Built-up oils in the skin could cause blockage of these pores and could be reduced with standard washing of the face. Check my article on 7 myths about acne.

It may be ridiculous, but it’s true. You can cure your acne without spending a dime. I will share with you some tips to cure your acne by simply washing your face with water.

First in the morning, splash your face with cold water, and then rinse it softly with warm water. The truth lies in washing it gently. Scrubbing hard will do a lot of damage to your skin. While drying your face, it is preferable to use the pat dry method rather than scrub it with a towel. Scrubbing so hard could lead to an outbreak and production of more oils. You could wash your face in the afternoon as well.

Although, I try as much as possible to discourage people from using chemical laden product, you may use a very mild soap with antibacterial or glycerine content for washing. Let me warn here that excessive washing with soap could cause some allergic reaction and skin irritation as well.

Repeat the same process before you go to bed. Thus, you would have ended up washing three times a day. Make this process a daily routine and you will be amazed at the drastic change in your acne condition.

This secret will best work for mild acne sufferers, although acute acne could reduce considerably with this measure.

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