Strategies for Curing Acne

By Gail Jones

Most people with acne try to treat their blotchy skin with creams, face washes, soaps, lotions and treatments. However, the best way to treat acne is by altering your diet and getting rid of acne-causing things such as fried food. A healthy diet, rich in natural unprocessed foods like vegetables, fruits, grains and beans is the first recommendation for treating acne.

Foodstuffs with trans-fatty acids, milk, milk products, margarine, shortening and synthetically hydrogenated vegetable oils, as well as oily foods, should not be eaten. It appears that the high occurrence of acne in the United States is exacerbated by the average American diet. Americans typically eat fried food in great quantities, often cooked in the most harmful of fats and oils.

However, not all fats are bad for you, but the fats and oils that the average American consumes make them more susceptible to develop acne and other skin problems. Products that can cause are ice cream, cheese, bacon, chocolate and milk. Furthermore, acne can't really be cured using external skin creams and expensive soaps because the root cause of the condition exists underneath the skin.

Pimples, spots or zits and blemishes are caused by bacteria and other irritants embedded underneath the skin's oil glands and hair follicles, which are most often produced by insufficient hygiene, scratching or squeezing and poor diet.

This unhealthy diet may be caused by too high an amount of items such as processed, fatty, fried and sugary foods in your diet. A diet that is healthy for your skin must consist of raw or lightly cooked vegetables, especially green, leafy vegetables that are rich in valuable trace minerals and fibre. Fresh green vegetables are essential, however you should also eat more lean protein sources, such as fish and chicken and complex carbohydrates, such as rice, whole-grain bread and potatoes in your diet.

These fibre-rich foods should help ensure a healthy gastrointestinal tract, which is so important in the control of acne. Eat three healthy meals daily in order to provide you with sufficient vital nutrients and to decrease your desire for sugary or greasy fried foods.

You should eat more foods that are rich in vitamin A, such as apricots, watermelons, and broccoli, as well as lean beef, lentils, nuts, beans and whole grains, because they are rich in zinc, which can also be helpful in reducing acne breakouts. It's also important to drink lots of water to help flush the poisons out that contribute to acne. - 30292

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