Nourishing Your Body And Skin May Be The Best Acne Treatment

By Eric Blenner | June 19, 2009

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by Eric Blenner

There are hundreds of natural acne remedies that may help eliminate those unsightly skin blemishes that so many people have. The biggest obstacle people face is discovering what the treatments are. There are billions of people all over the world that would do almost anything to become acne free. Most people feel like they have tried everything and often end up looking worse than they did before a treatment.

No matter what you have heard, you need to understand that chemical based acne treatments don’t work. The most effective [youtube:hXSXbo1YPGc;[link:acne treatments];http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXSXbo1YPGc&feature=related] are those that are natural. A very effective acne treatment is taking omega-3 and fish oil supplements. When a breakout occurs the body’s defense system is able to detect an infection. This causes even more inflammation to occur in an effort to clear up the infection. It is a major chain reaction.

Because inflammation is a natural occurrence, there is really nothing that can be done to turn of the body’s defense system. The only thing that can help would be to decrease the amount of inflammation in the body so less irritation and breakouts occur. While fish oil is more potent than omega-3, obtaining the right amount of both nutrients will certainly do your fight against acne some justice. If the body lacks essential fatty acids, a number of things can go wrong. One thing, as mentioned earlier is increased inflammation.

Another important thing that should be considered in relation to acne is the likelihood of a hormone imbalance that has been caused by a lack of essential fatty acids. The essential fatty acids are known to distribute the amount of androgen evenly in the body that causes an overall balance of the body’s hormones.

The best advice is to eat a diet that is essential fatty acid rich. Examples of the foods that should be eaten regularly include eggs, meats, olive oil, flaxseed oil, walnuts, almonds, herring, salmon, mackerel, whole grains, and dark green leafy vegetables. If you still think you may be deficient, you can take a supplement to make sure you are getting enough.

There are more natural acne solutions such as using hot water to steam the face and open the pores, exfoliating with organic soaps before rinsing the face with cold water to close the pores. Some of the best acne treatments are right in your home. There is no need to spend a lot of money on visits to the doctor that will just prescribe a chemical based topical treatment or a medication that might cause more damage to the skin.

There are some potential dangers to using chemical based acne products such as irritation, redness, drying, worsening acne, and scaly skin. Some acne medication side effects include drying skin, thinning hair, depression, mood swings, dark yellow urine, night blindness, loss of appetite, red eyes, and yellowing of the skin, hair and nails.

It should be clear that the best way to treat acne is with a natural acne treatment. If you are still not sure how to get rid of acne, the best advice is to try a few of the natural acne solutions talked about here to see for yourself what works.

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