Natural Ways To Cure Acne

It is generally known that acne can be very troublesome for both women and men. It should be taken really carefully when you have got acne because the pain will get aggravated once it is treated in the wrong way. Natural ways to cure acne is the best solution.

There are several ways to treat acne nowadays on the market. However, most chemical-based treatment for acne can cause more harm than producing good results. Therefore, acne doctors always recommend applying natural ways for curing acne because it will not cause negative side effects. Below are some natural ways to cure acne:

1. The first one of the natural ways to cure acne is to develop and apply a five-day cleansing diet recipe. Acne occurs because of dirt, not only the dirt on the skin surface, but also inside the body as well. Therefore, a healthy five-day diet can help clean the inside body during which you are only allowed to eat vegetables, fruits and water. The toxins will be cleared away with the help of this diet.

2. Reduce the sugar of your daily consumption. Many of us enjoy having sugar rich food in our daily life. However, the sugar rich food such as ice cream and cookies can bring about pimple breakouts. So it is highly encouraged to replace them with food which contains Zinc and vitamin C. Food that is rich in Zinc and vitamin C can be highly good to your body since it can help improve our immune system.This is one of the best natural ways to cure acne.

3. The third natural way to cure acne is avoiding touching your face. You may already know this tip, but I still have to stress it here. Every time we touch face with our hands, the dirt can be easily transferred to our face which leads to the occurrence of acne.
4. One of the best effective and natural ways to cure acne is to get a lot of sleep. Having a good rest can help reduce the chance of occurrence of acne and can also product positive effect on your skin. 5. Try to lessen your stress. It is general that most people may have heavy stress in their daily life; however, this can be really harmful for ourselves and may lead us to serious breakouts of acne. So try to lessen the stress in your life.

5. Try to lessen your stress. It is general that most people may have heavy stress in their daily life; however, this can be really harmful for ourselves and may lead us to serious breakouts of acne. So try to lessen the stress in your life.

6. The last tip of the natural ways to cure acne presented here is to try to eat as much fish as you can. It is well-known that fish are rich in Omega 3 which is very helpful to us. Eating fish can help us maintain a clean skin and keep us away from acne.

Research Validates Diabetes-Obesity LInk




11 July 2009
Deccan Chronicle


Are you obese? Beware, for there is a high chance that you can become diabetic. The link between the two has now been scientifically validated.
A team led by Matthew Watt, associate professor at Monash University, discovered that fat cells release a protein called PEDF (pigment epithelium-derived factor) which triggers a chain of events and interactions that lead to development of Type-2 (T-2) diabetes.
"When PEDF is released into the bloodstream, it causes the muscle and liver to become desensitised to insulin. The pancreas then produces more insulin to counteract these negative effects," said Watt.
"This insulin release causes the pancreas to become overworked, eventually slowing or stopping insulin release from the pancreas leading to T-2 diabetes."
"It appears that the more fat tissue a person has the less sensitive they become to insulin. Therefore a greater amount of insulin is required to maintain the body's regulation of blood-glucose," Watt added.
"Our research was able to show that increasing PEDF not only causes T-2 diabetes like complications but that blocking PEDF reverses these effects. The body again returned to being insulin-sensitive and therefore did not need excess insulin to remain regulated."
Watt said identifying the link is a significant breakthrough in explaining the reasons why obesity triggers the onset of T-2 Diabetes, said a Monash University release.
"Until now scientists knew there was a very clear pattern and had strong suspicions that a link existed between the two conditions, but our understanding of the chain of events that are caused by the release of PEDF shows a link," Watt said.
"We already know that weight-loss generally improves the management of blood glucose levels in diabetes patients. We can begin to design new drugs to improve the treatment of Type-2 diabetes," Watt said.
The findings were published Friday in Cell Metabolism.

'Obesity-linked deaths to touch two crore by 2010' ~ The Hindu




Date:13/07/2009
The Hindu

A decade back obesity-linked deaths were estimated to be about 15 lakh a year in the country.
This number is expected to swell to about two crore a year by 2010. This was stated by experts participating in a one-day Continuing Medical Education programme on ‘Obesity’ held at the Sunrise Hospital in Kochi on Saturday.
Recent studies have shown that obesity is the major preventable cause of deaths worldwide. Lack of interest and paucity of knowledge seems to be the major drawback. Kerala holds the second spot in the country for incidence of obesity, pointed out experts participating in the programme.
Overweight individuals are at high risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease.
Experts at the CME pointed out that there are scientific methods to successfully reduce weight that will help prevent diseases like cancer, hypertension, diabetes, stroke and heart disease.
Obesity prevention and treatment should be given top priority in health care and awareness against the disease spread through the educational network. There is also a surgical option called bariatric surgery done through keyhole method that an obese person can undergo.
R. Padmakumar, medical director of Sunrise Hospital convened the programme.
K. Babu, MLA, P. G. R. Pillai, Medical Director, Co-operative Medical College, Abraham Paul, IMA-Kochi president, Shashank Shah, national secretary, Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India were among those who participated in the programme.


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