What’s the best way to rid yourself of acne? Your dermatologist probably would prescribe some sort of medicated cream and perhaps antibiotics as well. Your pharmacist would recommend a benzoyl peroxide based treatment. While both of these options are OK to use for a short time, acne lasts for months, even years and the treatments suggested by your pharmacist and dermatologist are both likely to cause you trouble over the long term.
Benzoyl peroxide has been linked to an increased risk of skin cancer. Teenagers don’t usually take the long view, focusing instead on the problem at hand; these products may not be the best choice.
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the use of antibiotics on a regular basis cause many future problems. Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria develop and when you really need a drug, there is nothing available to stop their action. The term antibiotic is Latin and it means, “against life”. That sends chills down your spine when you put it into perspective. You ingest a pill that not only fights bacteria but also kills your cells. So, where’s the answer? Why don’t you try the natural way to get rid of acne?
First, attack the pimples. Keep your face clean but don’t scrub. Scrubbing aggravates outbreaks and makes them worse. Wash with a mild soap, rinse thoroughly, pat dry and then apply the juice of a fresh lemon with a cotton ball. Allow the juice to dry and rinse it off with cool water. Follow the same procedure at night but apply a light coat of calamine lotion to the skin before you go to bed.
The next thing you have to do is to change your diet. You’ll have to cut out fried foods as well as anything containing processed sugar or flour - and you’ll have to cut out the milk. Yes, milk will have to go. Research on teens has demonstrated that they have more breakouts the more milk they drink. Milk which is commercially produced contains hormones; hormonal imbalance is a cause of acne. Milk also causes swings in blood sugar levels, which causes acne by stimulating the production of sebum. You’ll just have to do without the milk.
Throw away your potatoes and all underground tubers. These are also high in sugar and make your blood sugar swing out of control. The swing increases sebum production, a cause of acne. Bananas are too high also. Keep seafood away from the table, add beef, and chicken instead. Make sure you know what they ate. Buy from a reputable butcher that gets his meat from farmers that don’t use hormone filled feed.
It’s a simple diet, but one which is very effective in eliminating acne. Use vegetables which grow above rather than below ground and eat them raw as much as possible. Fresh fruit other than bananas may be eaten liberally. Beef and chicken are fine and nuts make excellent nuts - use nuts straight form the shell, you want unroasted, unsalted nuts. Get rid of caffeine laden drinks, drink water and get exercise instead. Follow the natural methods given here and you’ll be rid of acne in no time.