Quick Acne Treatments Exposed: The Truth Behind Miracle Acne Cures
Can acne be cured quickly and without effort? Is there really a
revolutionary acne treatment overlooked by the medical establishment
that wipes off acne in days?
The recent proliferation of quick fix acne treatments, miracle cures,
and instant acne formulas, has caused consumers to wonder if these
alternatives are actually worth their hopes and hard earned cash. Can
there be an overwhelmingly easy to follow and quick acne treatments that
produce results in days?
The difference between simple and easy
If someone has mild to moderate acne that is uncommonly triggered by
allergy to certain foods, then they can often begin to clear their acne
very quickly and easily, relative to their previous disappointing
results. All they have to do is improve their nutrition by eliminating
these acne-aggravating foods and a quantum leap can often be made.
With that distinction made, let me state unequivocally that achieving
permanent clear skin is never really “easy”. There is always effort and
discipline involved, as there is with any worthwhile achievement.
Endlessly searching for an easier way, a fairy tale quick fix, a miracle
cure, a holy grail, is a misguided quest and it will lead you nowhere.
Curing acne is very simple, but for most people it is not easy. There's a
big difference between simple and easy: "Simple" means the process is
not complicated - if you do x and y you'll get the desired result.
"Easy" implies that something can be done with little or no effort.
Anyone who tells you they've discovered an “easy” or "very quick" way to
clear acne is simply and boldly lying.
You can only reap what you sow
Achieving lasting clear skin requires two things:
1) You must be willing to put some effort
2) You must be patient
The problem with many people is that they are terrified from anything
that appears to involve some work. They’re always looking for short
cuts. As soon as they see something that promises to cure their acne
"quickly," "easily," "effortlessly," "while they sleep," and so on, they
whip out their wallets and take the bait.
Make no mistake; people who are prone to acne and have beautiful clear
skin, especially celebrities and famous models, have worked very hard to
get where they are. Many famous people with acne prone skin who now
have flawless complexions have made a sacrifice to get there.
It's an absolute law of the universe that you can't get something for
nothing. Your acne will fade away and your skin will become clear and
glowing in direct proportion to the amount of effort you put in. You can
only reap what you sow.
The 5 crucial components to an effective clear skin plan
An effective clear skin program must have five crucial components:
1. Internal and external cleansing
2. Internal strengthening and rejuvenating
3. Hormonal balancing
4. Lifestyle optimization
5. Goal setting and motivation
Except for those with acne triggered by allergies to food, it‘s
extremely difficult (if not impossible) for most people to achieve
permanent clear skin in days and without effort.
So there you have it. You have a solution. It's simple (just follow the
steps) but it's not always easy. From here you decide what to do with
your acne and your health. Like everything, in the end, it all comes
down to your choices.
Mike Walden is a certified nutritionist, independent medical researcher,
natural health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book,
"Acne No More- Open The Door To An Acne Free Life." Mike has written
dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and
print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide. For
information on Mike's Holistic Clear Skin program, visit: HERE
Acne Cures: Is there a Natural Acne Cure that Works?
Are there natural acne cures that work or is it a new age myth? Is there
a permanent cure for acne or are all acne sufferers sentenced to the
Sisyphean battle of tackling the ‘on the surface’ symptoms? Is there an
honest, natural and safer alternative to the endless use of over the
counters and to the nasty side effects inflicted by conventional drugs,
creams and topical acne treatments?
Most dermatologists and other western medicine followers have already
answered that controversial question by claiming that acne, among other
diseases simply cannot be cured.
There are 2 reasons for that:
1. Most dermatologists don't even know what the real cause of acne is.
It's amazing but true. They are highly familiar with the symptoms of
acne and they specialize in tackling the 'on the surface' symptoms, but
unfortunately they cannot tell you what the internal conditions are that
cause your acne to form in the first place. If you don't believe me
just ask your dermatologist.
2. Most doctors work in conjunction with the pharmaceutical and drug
companies and the latter is not motivated, so to speak, at discovering a
cure for Acne or Aids or Cancer - simply because hundreds of millions
of dollars have been spent on finding treatments for the symptoms of
diseases. Why? simply because their global aim is to make more profit by
creating consumer dependency. By applying medications and creams that
deal merely with the symptoms while ignoring the source or the internal
cause of the disease, acne will never be cured. The average acne
sufferer will become more and more reliant on drugs that temporarily
calm the symptoms and that means steady income for the drug and
pharmaceutical companies.
There's a lovely metaphor describing acne among other chronic diseases
and the way modern medicine deals with these afflictions: If you manage
to kill all the mosquitoes around a stale pond using chemicals, for a
little while there will be no mosquitoes.
But since the source of the problem (what causes the mosquitoes to
appear) is still there – the stale, disgusting pond where mosquitoes can
find food and fertile ground for laying their eggs – mosquitoes will
always come back!
The same thing happens with your acne!
Without eliminating the source of your acne condition, you will never
get rid of your acne. Without fixing the internal problem that is
causing your acne, you may find temporary relief, but your acne will
always come back until you do something fundamental to eradicate the
cause from within...until you make the pond (your body or internal
system) a place where ‘mosquitoes’ cannot exist.
Ultimately, every disease results from a breakdown within your body. All
major diseases and chronic conditions are warning signs of something
very fundamentally wrong inside. Deepak Chopra refers to this as "The
violation of simple laws of nature that make our body function."
The very surprising truth is that you are lucky for having acne. Let me
explain...Acne, like constant headaches, irritable bowel syndrome or
dandruffs is only a small message from your body that something is wrong
internally and should be addressed and corrected.
Now, there are two choices you can make - you can:
1.Ignore that message - big mistake! The internal imbalance that caused
your acne will, in most cases, turn into a chronic condition. Now
instead of just having acne you'll start having other hormonal imbalance
or toxic overload related symptoms in addition to acne. Because the
internal problem is not fixed, the disease symptoms get more and more
intense.
2.Listen to your body and start fixing the internal problem that causes
your acne to appear in the first place; you will not only get rid of
your acne you will also achieve beautiful, healthy, even toned clear
skin complexion, re-balance your body and prevent future hormonal or
toxic overload related conditions.
The simple truth is...you are out of balance. We now live a
'far-from-natural' lifestyle. There are over 300 synthetic industrial
chemicals present in our bodies that did not exist 50 years ago. We are
filled with toxins from the food, and medication we ingest and use.
By fixing the internal condition that causes your acne in addition to
adopting a healthy lifestyle (healthy diet & mindset, cleanse &
detoxify, hormonal balancing etc.) you will put your body back into
balance – holistically - your acne will cease to exist and you feel as
healthy and attractive as ever!
It doesn't matter what type of acne you have. Whether you suffer from:
acne vulgaris, acne Conglobata, acne Rosacea, Acne Fulminans,
Blackheads, Whiteheads, Papules, Pustules, Nodules or Cysts: The
principles required to cure your acne are basically the same. The
"holistic" ways of treating people have been around for thousands of
years, and they absolutely work whether you have teen or adult acne;
whether you suffer from acne on your back, shoulders or chest or if you
suffer from female related acne such as menopause acne or acne due to
monthly cycles.
Whatever your acne condition is, when you finally decide to stop making
the same acne treatment mistakes that have been holding you back and
begin applying the holistic approach to curing acne, you can literally
choose to become clear and stay clear. You will have the power to make
it happen.
Mike Walden is a certified nutritionist, independent medical researcher,
natural health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book,
"Acne No More- Open The Door To An Acne Free Life." Mike has written
dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and
print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide. For
information on Mike's Holistic Clear Skin program, visit: HERE
Accutane Side Effects Exposed: Side Effects of the Miracle Drug and the Alternative to Accutane
If you suffer from severe case of acne that has failed to respond to
conventional treatments such as antibiotics, then your dermatologist may
recommend the use of the popular Accutane or Isotretinoin. Accutane is a
potent oral drug from Hoffman-LaRoche that has been proven highly
effective for reducing acne symptoms dramatically after only one course
of 15-20 weeks.
With its undoubting success at battling even the toughest cases of acne
and ever-growing popularity among teens as a miracle drug, why is
Accutane still considered the most controversial pharmaceutical on the
market? The answer: a documented list of severe and sometimes permanent
side effects.
Although some of the side effects associated with the use of
Isotretinoin are mild and tolerable (dry lips, dry eyes, nosebleeds,
extremely dry skin, increased sensitivity to the sun and thinning hair)
there is in fact a long list of serious side effects that have been
reported due to the use of Accuttane which persisted even after the drug
therapy was stopped. Among those are: Severe aches and pains in the
lower back and large joints, severe allergy reactions that include
moderate rashes and difficulty to breath, vision problems, hearing loss,
permanent liver damage, persistent migraines and headaches and skeletal
hyperostosis which is an excessive bone growth that occurs along the
sides of the spine.
But perhaps, the two most bothersome of all Accutane side effects are
its potential to cause severe birth defects if taken by pregnant women
or women that became pregnant while taking the drug and the suggested
link between the intake of Accutane and the changes in mood, severe
depression and suicidal thoughts.
Since, Isotretinoin can be harmful to the fetus, it should not be used
during pregnancy and women should avoid pregnancy for at least a month
after the use of Accutane. Additionally, because of its severe side
effects, nursing mothers must avoid the drug completely.
Although researchers still argue whether Isotretinoin causes depression
or not, Roche the manufacturer of Accutane, openly shares information
claiming that Accutane and its generic, isotretinoin, can alter mood:
"Synthetic derivatives of vitamin A, can negatively impact brain
chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin."
The FDA website warns: "All patients treated with isotretinoin should be
observed closely for symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts, such
as sad mood, irritability, acting on dangerous impulses, anger, loss of
pleasure ... mood disturbance, psychosis, or aggression."
Moreover, statistics show that between 1989 and 2003, there were 216
reported drug-linked suicides among U.S. teens younger than 18. Of
these, 72 suicides were linked to Accutane (isotretinoin). The next
highest number of suicides in that time period -- 55 -- involved Prozac
(fluoxetine).
Accutane works by reducing the size and output of the sebaceous glands
and thus stops excess oil production. The problem is that Accutane
damages your skins sebum glands and liver function in the process. By
the time you stop taking the drug, your skin oil glands will return to
function but your liver will not be able to properly balance your
hormones and prevent the over production of sebum.
Isotrteinoin also normalizes your keratinization (the shedding of dead
skin cells), improves fat metabolism and reduces inflammation. But all
of these benefits can be easily achieved using all natural dietary,
supplementation and skin care alternatives and without the side effects.
For example: Foods that are rich in Vitamin A and Beta Carotene can
help reduce the secretion of oil by the sebaceous glands. Simple home
made peels made of Papaya can easily replace the peeling action of
Isotrerinoin and sleep optimization, and regular exercising including
vitamin, C, E, Zinc and Colostrum can boost the immune abilities of the
body and thus reduce inflammation.
Accutane is not the solution to acne. Not only does it treat the
symptoms of the disease and not the internal cause, stopping your skin's
natural oil production, can in most cases, result in extra dryness
combined with the acceleration of the skin's aging process (yes! your
skin will look older). Moreover, Accutane severely damages your liver
function among other side effects, which in turn destroys your delicate
inner balance and your natural healing abilities. Hence, it is doing the
opposite of curing.
A long-term acne solution should address the internal cause of acne by
tackling all acne contributing factors and neutralizing the acne
environment - the only, safe, natural and effective way you could ever
achieve lasting acne freedom.
Mike Walden is a certified nutritionist, independent medical researcher,
natural health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book,
"Acne No More- Open The Door To An Acne Free Life." Mike has written
dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and
print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide. For
information on Mike's Holistic Clear Skin program, visit: HERE
Acne Diet Link Exposed: Is There an Acne Cure Diet that Works?
Acne Diet and The Money Factor: You Can't Sell a Healthy Diet
Ask any medical doctor if there is a connection between diet and acne
and almost all of them will claim there is none. Quoting from the
Journal of the American Medical Association: "Diet plays no role in acne
treatment in most patients…even large amounts of certain foods have not
clinically exacerbated acne".
With years of medical education and clinical experience behind these
claims, how can we the simple folks who suffer from acne challenge these
statements and think otherwise? The answer is: doubt. Doubt, if its
stays in the borders of reason, can open many doors otherwise will stay
forever shut. Believe it or not, doubt can change reality. Doubt can
cure your acne and doubt can even save your life.
Fact is, countless of acne sufferers have reported that their acne
seemed to get worse when they consumed certain foods and saw dramatic
positive change over their acne condition when they eliminated the same
foods from their diet and when certain foods with specific nutritional
value were incorporated into their diet.
So why do dermatologists so stubbornly insist that diet does not cause
acne? The answer: you can't make a profit promoting a healthy diet. At
least not as much money as you could make by selling drugs and over the
counters. There is a huge pressure upon doctors coming from the drug and
pharmaceutical companies to prescribe expensive medications and lotions
that create dependency. The truth is, that your doctor is in a way, a
hostage by the trillion dollar drug companies. Did you know that the
drug companies, who have no interest in producing something that they
cannot control financially, sponsor most medical schools?
The right diet, although not a solution by itself, can, in many cases,
dramatically reduce inflammation and even completely clear one's acne
(if you're one of the lucky ones who's acne is triggered by allergic
response to food). Promoting a clear skin diet simply means less profits
for the drug and pharmaceutical companies.
The truth is that conventional medications will never cure your acne,
simply because they are pre-designed NOT to fix the internal cause of
acne. They are pre-designed to deal with the external symptoms of a
disease as they create more and more dependency and more dependency
means making more money all at our expense and ignorance.
The Theory That Diet Doesn’t Cause Acne Is A Myth
The dogmatic theory that diet does not cause acne and that acne is
merely an incurable genetic disorder was based upon two dated researches
published in 1969 and 1971 that were aimed at studying the connection
between diet and acne.
These studies were the foundation of the ‘acne symptoms treatment
strategy’, meaning, because acne is a genetic disease that cannot be
prevented, the only way to deal with acne would be to tackle its
symptoms (bacteria, inflammation, puss, redness, greasiness), by
applying creams, antibiotics, taking prescription drugs and over the
counters.
Surprisingly enough, years after the above studies were published,
clinical trials and in depth researches experimenting the acne diet link
have found that the studies from 1969 and 1971 had came to the wrong
conclusions and were in fact seriously flawed.
Recent studies have clearly found a significant connection between diet
and acne. It appears that the wrong diet is now thought to be one of the
leading acne contributing factors that can negatively affect hormonal
regulation and the natural process of toxic elimination, which can
seriously aggravate one’s existing acne.
Diet Shapes Who You Are (Including Your Acne)
In the same way that crashing waves shape beach cliffs and just like the
wind shapes the canyon walls, slowly and methodically over time, so
does eating shapes and effects our physic, our internal system, our
physical and mental being, from the organ down to the cellular level.
The idea that an object foreign to our body that is inserted by the food
that we eat, has no effect on us, or has no impact on chronic
conditions such as acne is absurd. Diet is the primary thing that
affects and shapes who we are.
Diet has cumulative effect on our bodies, and that includes our skin
condition and acne, which is a manifestation of a chronic internal
problem slowly shaped and built by the wrong daily dietary choices over
the years.
Acne Diet and The Kitavan Islanders
While in the U.S, more than 80% of teenagers between 16 and 18 have acne
and more than 17 million Americans suffer from some form of acne, there
is an interesting evidence that native people that live and eat in
traditional ways, have significantly lower to no occurrences of acne.
In 2002, Dr. Cordain and his colleagues published a landmark study that
examined 300 people living in the Kitavan Islands off the coast of Papua
New Guinea that showed that none of the islanders had even one blemish
on his or her face. Similar to the Kitavans, no case of acne had been
observed when the same experiment had been conducted upon the South
American Indians called the Ache, living in a remote jungle in eastern
Paraguay.
The natives of Kitavan and the South American Indians had no access to
the latest over the counters, topical creams or conventional acne
medications and they had no dermatologist to consult with. The only vast
difference between them and American or European citizens is their
diet.
Acne Diet and Sugar: The Sweet Poison
Aside from the fact that sugar is a 100% pure chemical with zero
nutritional value, recent studies have clearly shown a connection
between the consumption of sugar and the aggravation of acne.
When you consume any form of refined carbohydrates (white sugar, white
flour, white rice) here's what happens: right after you insert that
'sweet poison' into your body, it rapidly spikes up your blood sugar
levels. Your body needs to bring those levels down so it secrets a surge
of insulin, other male hormones and an insulin-like growth factor
called IGF-1. The excretion of these hormones overwhelms your liver and
your internal system in general. The excess of male hormones encourages
the skin to excrete large amounts of sebum oil: The greasy substance
that encourages the p.acne bacteria to grow, resulting in the
aggravation of your acne.
Acne Diet and Dairy Products: Got Milk? Got Acne
If you thought sugar can aggravate your acne, here's another major
nutritional player in the formation of acne: behold the miracles of
milk. Milk (all dairy products included) is the most harmful, mucus
forming, allergenic and acne aggravating food you can find. Surprised? I
thought so. After years of constant brainwashing by the media, who can
blame us for thinking milk is good for strong bones and healthy teeth?
The truth is: every sip of milk contains 59 different raging hormones,
(which trigger the hyper-production of sebum oil resulting in more
acne), saturated animal fat, steroid hormones, dead white blood cells,
and cow pus in abundance!
Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows 750
million pus cells in every liter of milk (about two pounds) produced in
America? Think about it, the next time you pop a pimple.
Scientific studies already point the finger at milk as one of the worst
acne aggravating foods: "As pointed out by Dr. Jerome Fisher, 'About 80
percent of cows that are giving milk are pregnant and are throwing off
hormones continuously.' Progesterone breaks down into androgens, which
have been implicated as a factor in the development of acne...Dr. Fisher
observed that his teenage acne patients improved as soon as the milk
drinking stopped."
If there's one element you should remove from your diet in the quest for
clear skin make it this one. Not only will you see an immediate
improvement over your acne, you'll feel a huge weight has been lifted
from your body. If you worry about calcium intake, don’t! Milk being
acidic forming food creates a leeching effect where calcium is taken
from your bones to balance the acidity. Milk actually deprives your body
from its calcium resources. Green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds are
not only excellent sources of calcium they also have the powers to help
you fight your acne symptoms.
Diet Is Only One of The Factors That Cause Acne
Dairy products and sugar are not the only acne aggravating foods. The
two above cannot sum up the list of western made acne triggering foods.
There are several other foods you should clearly stay away from if you
ever wish to clear your acne. The good new is that there are tons of
other foods such as essential fatty acids that are not only excellent
for your skin, they can actually help you clear your acne, by
re-balancing your body and promoting to an acne-free environment.
The right nutrition plays an important part in the complex process of
acne formation. When doctors claim there is no link between diet and
acne because certain individuals can eat specific foods and get acne
while others eat the same foods and don't, these doctors have failed to
realize that there are several factors involved in the formation and
aggravation of acne and diet is only ONE of them.
The Final Verdict On The Acne Diet Connection: How To Finally Overcome Your Acne Challenge
Acne is a complex condition that is triggered by several underlying
factors. The only way to neutralize your acne condition is to tackle all
these acne-contributing factors-holistically. Since the wrong diet is
only one of these acne-triggering factors, in most cases no special diet
can cure acne.
There is a however, a tight connection between diet and acne formation.
Dietary factors can trigger and aggravate your existing acne. Avoiding
the wrong foods such as milk, sugar and hydrogenated oils, and eating
cleansing and hormonal balancing foods such as green leafy vegetables
and essential fatty acids, can help your skin heal itself from the
inside out and dramatically reduce your acne symptoms.
There are also several important dietary principals that you must
understand and follow if you ever want to cure your acne for good.
Taking responsibility over your body and adhering to these dietary
principals along with taking the necessary steps to tackle all acne
contributing factors, holistically, will not only cure your acne
permanently and give you the flawless acne free skin you deserve,
following these principals will also significantly improve your overall
health, mental well-being, look and feel.
Mike Walden is a certified nutritionist, independent medical researcher,
natural health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book,
"Acne No More- Open The Door To An Acne Free Life." Mike has written
dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and
print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide. For
information on Mike's Holistic Clear Skin program, visit: HERE
