Originally published September 14 2005
New nutritional advice for acne sufferers
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
While there have always been a wide range of herbal treatments for acne, now you can help maintain healthy skin with a nutritional regiment that includes sarsaparilla, yellow dock, burdock and cleavers.
According to E-AcneTreatment.com, there are many natural acne treatments available for purchase.
These contain various plant extracts that work to dry up the pimple and sooth the skin.
Most of these products contain vitamin E, grapeseed oil, calendula, aloe vera, witch hazel or essential oils.
For example, tea tree oil applied to acne has been found to be effective for hundreds of years.
An herbal blend that can help with acne consists of equal parts of the herbal extracts of sarsaparilla, yellow dock, burdock, and cleavers.
Take half a teaspoon of this blend three times daily.
Maintain a healthy kitchen with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Eat foods containing healthy omega-3 oils such as ground flaxseeds, salmon, and sardines.
Drink six to eight large glasses of water a day.
Vitamins A, B, C, and E, as well as chromium and zinc, all play a role in reducing and preventing acne.
Avoid refined sugar, fried foods, and trans fat (such as milk, milk products, margarine, and any hydrogenated vegetable oils).
Some people find that chocolate, caffeine, carbonated beverages, iodized salt, shellfish, wheat and/or milk products aggravate acne.
E-AcneTreatment.com also explains that stress is popularly thought to be a cause of acne.
Yoga, exercise, breathing techniques, biofeedback, massage, and meditation may be beneficial.
Chinese, Ayuredic, Tibetan and Japanese herbal medicines can be used to treat acne.
Massage is often recommended for people with skin problems.
It can help to increase circulation and lymphatic drainage and speed the healing of blemishes.
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