2 Tips to Help You Stay Free of Acne

Acne is a skin condition, characterized by the incidence of pimples, blemishes and ultimately, 'scars,' on the skin. It is a common condition, which a majority of people go through - with varying degrees of severity - in their teenage years. Adults too can develop acne, but this is rarer. Common groups of adults who are likely to develop acne include expectant mothers and people going through major stresses. In all cases, there seems to be a very strong connection between acne and sex hormones; as it tends to occur in people going through major hormonal fluctuations - like teenagers and expectant mothers.

In as much as acne is caused by hormonal fluctuations, it is not something you can do much about, really. Attempts to tamper with the hormones tend to backfire. In any case, it is not in your best interests to interfere with your hormones.

What you can control

But thankfully, there are other factors that are linked to acne over which you have some control. For one, acne is linked with diet: so that people who fall victim to it tend to have very low levels of certain nutrients in their blood, the nutrients in question being vitamin A and E. One variety of acne, specifically the most distressing type that is characterized by blackheads and whiteheads on the skin is also associated with the use of certain skin care products. The skin care products in question are those that cause the blockage of the pores in the skin; for it is the blockage of those pores, and the subsequent trapping of hair follicles under the skin that ultimately leads to this variety of acne. Thankfully, these two factors (skin care products and lack of vitamins A and E), unlike the hormonal factors, are things that you have control over.

So it is from here that the 2 tips for staying acne free stem.

1) The first of these is to ensure a good intake of vitamins A and E, whose lack has been associated with higher incidence of acne. Surprisingly, there are so many - and easily found - foods that are rich in these two vitamins that having enough of them (or a lack of them) boils down to whether you really care or not.

Vitamin E, also known as tocopherol is to be found in a huge variety of foods: from avocado to spinach (and other greens), nuts, wholegrain cereals, milk and the germ of wheat (which can be obtained in 'real' brown bread).

Vitamin A, on the other hand, is to be found from things like green vegetables, liver, carrots, eggs and sweet potato.

Notably, ensuring good intake of these two nutrients would also protect you from a whole host of other conditions, in addition to acne.

2) The second tip to help you stay free of acne is to avoid the skin care products that are known to clog the skin. Worth noting is that these skin care products that clog the skin tend to cause a whole host of other problems, besides acne. So it is in your best interest to subject every skin care product to some research, to see whether it is one that is known to cause skin clogging. This is something you can only find from external sources, for it is something the makers of the skin care products will never openly admit.

Healthy Aging Means to Take Care of You

The aging process is going by each and everyday of our lives. Stopping the clock is impossible so we all need to stay healthy and take care of ourselves. There is no way you can turn around the process, as we grow older so except it and take care.

Start working now to take care of yourself as you age. Taking care of yourself now will help slow down those aging diseases. A person can do many things, as they get older to take care of their health.

You can start out by taking your multivitamins and all other prescriptions your health care provider has prescribed to you. Taking vitamins is as important as anything else you can do is. Vitamins will provide your body with repair tools. Vitamins will lessen the dangers and the risk of you getting some of the chronic diseases that you can acquire as you age. Diet alone doesn’t normally give a person all the vitamins that they need. In fact, experts show that millions of people in the world suffer malnutrition despite the fact that they eat three healthy meals per day. People are known to eat too much fast food, go on fads or quick weight diets that harm the body. This builds stress, which causes loss of vitamins.

Maybe you’re a person who eats many processed foods because of your busy life style and there is just no time to cook the right meals. You could be one that stops off at a fast food place to eat three or four times a week before going to work or home from work because you are just to tired to fix supper. Remember eating all that fast food isn’t good for the digestive system and all that fat from them fries isn’t good. Take time to fix a meal and sit down to enjoy it; doing this will cut down on the calorie intake and it helps to relieve stress because your doing something good for you and or your family.

Stop worrying about everyone else; take time out for you. Stress is bad for your heart, which affects your blood pressure, nervous system, and is hard in general on your body. Stress can cause many things, even causing a person to become obese. The world is turning at such a fast pace these days that there is never time to take care of us, so start now.

Try doing a little exercise to stay healthy as you age. Every little bit of exercise you do is better than not any at all. An average person should exercise at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes. A person has many options when it comes to exercise. Walking is a great exercise, since it helps you keep those muscles more flexibly and stronger.

How happiness makes you live a longer life:

Happiness is another way to stay healthy as you age. If you are not happy find out why and turn it around so you will be. Being happy and being with friends is always a good way to keep the stress away to. Don’t let yourself get depressed and down; it will make your aging come upon you sooner than you want and it can cause you to be a very sick person. Depression is a sickness and you want to stay away from all that.

Again, there is no way you can stop from aging so stay in good health and slow it down. Keep yourself happy, do those exercises and take those vitamins. Staying active helps keeps the stress down, keep you stronger and you’ll feel better for doing it.