Everything You Need To Know About Acne

Anyone can get acne, and quite frankly it's embarrassing, especially for adults who thought the teenage days of acne were over. What makes the problem worse is that there are literally hundreds of "acne creams" or treatments that you see all over the television, in drug stores and on the internet.

How do you know which one's work and which one's don't?

This is an important question because a lot of the acne creams out there are junk and will do nothing but cause more acne on your skin.

How do you choose between:

* Astringents
* Cleansers
* Pastes
* Creams
* Pads
* Cover-ups

All of these types of products line the shelves of stores promising to be the top non-prescription acne treatment available. If you arm yourself with a little knowledge of health, your skin type, and the products available, you will be able to pick the top acne treatment for your body.

Diet and Exercise Play The Biggest Role

What needs to be said first, before I dive into info about the top acne treatments, is that diet and stress play a huge factor in the amount of acne you do or don't have. Find me a healthy athlete or a vegetarian who has acne problems. They simply don't exist.

That is because toxins in your body (coming from stress, processed food, drugs, prescription medication, alcohol, cigarettes, etc.) are released through your skin as blemishes, acne, discolorations or rashes. Besides some teenage cases that are hormonal in nature, almost all acne breakouts are just toxins being slowly released from your body.

What you need to do is eat a diet of primarily organic fruits, and vegetables. These foods don't have harmful toxins and chemicals in them. You can eat meat if necessary, but just make sure that it is organic. Other meat is loaded with toxins that will eventually show up on your skin.

Get out and exercise.

Sweating is the best natural way to rid toxins from your body because it gets rid of them quickly. On top of that, exercise is also the best natural stress reducer.

As I said before, go to your local health food store or your local gym and find me people with acne problems. You will have to look very hard to find any. So change your lifestyle if you really want to take care of acne for good. Then if you are still having problems you can use some of the creams listed below. But before you try any creams you must first understand some things about your skin.

Not All Skin Is The Same

Your skin is unique and as a result, the products that you use on your skin should be unique to you. Your sister may have oily skin. You may have dry skin. Your mother may have a combination of the two. If all three of you used the same acne treatments to heal your blemished skin, each of you would have different results.

The best thing you can do when shopping for top acne treatments, is to know your skin type. To find out your skin type, see your local dermatologist. Then buy a product that is made especially for the type of skin you have and you will see much better results.

Usually the number one, top acne treatment you can buy is a good oil free moisturizer. It may seem silly to moisturize skin that is already oily, but if you dry your skin out by over cleansing it, you can actually increase your breakouts.

The second over the counter acne treatment you should have is a gentle exfoliate. Exfoliating your skin removes the dead skin cells that make your skin look dull. It also removes junk from the surface of your skin giving a chance for your cleanser to penetrate to the lower layers where pores clog and pimples form.

Every teenager’s cabinet should contain a top acne product that isn’t usually sold as an acne preventing product. Witch Hazel is an inexpensive yet highly effective astringent. When used regularly it will help prevent acne breakouts.

The final product that helps to prevent acne isn’t even found in the skin care section. It's water and it goes along with what I was saying above. Water flushes out the impurities in your body, including those found in your skin.

When you drink at least eight glasses of water a day, you will notice an improvement in your complexion. Beyond that, your energy levels will increase and you will just downright feel better.

Please make the adjustments in you life to get healthy and stop eating and drinking "junk." Always remember whatever you put into you body shows on the outside of your body.

If you follow all of these recommendations you should be able to have naturally shiny and clear skin. Make the necessary adjustments in your life and strive towards health and wellness for good!

To Your Health,

Michael Toscano & Brue Baker

Owners / Founders

http://www.diethealthandfitness.com/

When Will You Stop Eating Fast Food?

Health and nutrition is something that everyone should be concerned with this day in age. Obviously our food choices have made eating nutritious meals harder to come by and therefore it's more important than ever before to really 'think' before you eat. Don't be one of the many who are under the impression that if it tastes good, it should be good for you. That kind of thinking couldn't be further from the truth.

Too Many Fat People In The World

When you sit and consider the benefits of health and nutrition these days, you may be surprised that the obesity rate has sky-rocketed in the past 20 years. Back in the 1980's the obesity rate in the U.S. was approximately 20% or so compared to today where more than 65% of Americans are considered obese!

What does that mean to you?

It means that unless you want to be one of the herd, you really need to look into what you're eating. With so much sugar, fat, salt, artificial colors and preservatives in our food nowadays, sorry to say, but only the 'educated' will survive.

You see, with all the fried foods, microwaved burgers and artificial sweetend drinks, many people are not getting the correct amounts of protein, vitamins, minerals and fiber the body absolutely needs. Since these are all building blocks to great health we would recommend you start buying your own groceries and stay away from the drive-thru window.

Did you know that the #1 vegetable eaten is the potato? The sad part is that it's in the form of 'french fries' soaked in grease and loaded with fat!

Also, when you order a burger from one of these fast food places, they throw it in the microwave to heat it up. Here's the reality, once the food goes into the microwave, every ounce of nutrition has been zapped from the food and you might as well be eating a piece of cardboard! (There is no nutritional value from food that comes out of a microwave.)

Another major issue is the consumption of soda. First off, soda has artificial sweeteners, tons of sugar and more importantly a little known chemical called aspartame.

Do you know what aspartame is?

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is 180 times sweeter than sugar without the high energy value of sugar. It's used by the major manufacturers because it's cheaper to produce and even though there is major controversy regarding it's safety, it hasn't stopped them from adding it to all types of products.

Aspartame is found in over 6000 products throughout the world, including carbonated soft drinks, powdered soft drinks, flavored chewing gum, confections, geletins, dessert mixes, puddings and fillings, frozen desserts, yogurt and tabletop sweeteners.

It's been found to cause head aches in men and women and when tested in laboratories, they have found it to cause brain tumors, brain lesions and lymphoma.

Needless to say...stay away from Aspartame!

Today as more and more people are abusing their bodies by not consuming the proper food, obesity is becoming a major problem. To solve this dilemma we would advise you to pay special attention to the advantages of health and nutrition and consider taking supplements to augment the nutrition to the body.

You can begin by consuming vitamins on a daily basis and giving up on fast food. Yes, we said 'give up' on the fast food! It's far better to give up on the fast foods and replace it with protein shakes, organic meals and supplements.

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With the busy lifestyle that most people live today, we can only hope you take our advice and get on the pathto total health and wellness before it's too late.

To Your Health,

Michael Toscano & Brue Baker
Owners / Founders
http://www.diethealthandfitness.com/

Introducing Simple Yet Effective Skin Care Treatments

Did you know that antiaging skin care treatment doesn't need to be complicated to be effective?

You can have exceptional results with the simplest remedies. Some of these remedies wouldn't even be considered at first glance, but you'll be amazed with the results.

Anti-Aging Skin Care Treatment Can Be Very Simple

It's funny, because some people would call these beauty tricks because they look too simple to be called anti-aging treatments. However, believe it or not these 'tricks' are some of the most effective ways to preserve your youthful looks.

Beauty Sleep

At some point you must have heard that Hollywood stars and other celebrities make their beauty sleep a top priority in their lives. What exactly is beauty sleep anyways?

Beauty sleep is when you retire to bed a minimum of two hours before midnight.
As a matter of fact, the best form of beauty sleep is retiring four hours before midnight. Why? Simple, because this happens to be the best time when the body repairs itself.

Did you know that sleeping eight hours during the day time is not the same as sleeping eight hours during the night?

In our natural life cycle, sleeping at night rejuvenates the body much more effectively than during the daytime. Needless to say, people who pay attention to their beauty sleep won't have to worry about signs of aging for a long time.

Proper Eye Care

Most people would agree that your eyes are the window to your soul. However, if your eyes are puffy, red and tired with dark circles, you wouldn't be looking your best now would you?

On the other hand, picture seeing someone who has sparkling eyes, full of life - wouldn't you find that person beautiful? In order to look beautiful, you need to have beautiful eyes which means fresh and rested with no puffiness or redness.

Smile A Lot

Did you know that people who are unable to laugh too often get wrinkles faster than those who do? Some people believe that laugh lines are created from laughing too often: it's actually the other way around.

Laughter releases internal stress and promotes the formation of endorphins which actually regenerates the cells and keeps the wrinkles away. This is why a happy person is usually affected less than an unhappy person. Believe it or not, smiling can be a great anti-aging skin care treatment - try it sometime ;)

Another simple anti-aging skin care treatment is skin hydration and miniaturization. This is a process where all you need to do is maintain the hydration level of your skin to allow it to function properly.

In order to keep your skin hydrated, you'll need to drink about eight glasses of water every day to give your skin the unmatched radiance and beauty it deserves. However, most people drink only one third of the required capacity needed to prevent the signs of aging.

In closing, it would be advisable to drink the amount of water your skin needs each and every day and find yourself an anti-aging product that moisturizes your skin in the most natural way possible.

To Your Health,

Michael Toscano & Brue Baker
Owners / Founders
DietHealthandFitness.com