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Acne Treatment article by: Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, Ph.D, ND, DACBN

Acne is an annoying skin condition that affects people of every age, gender, and race. The scientific name for the condition is acne vulgaris because acne usually strikes in plainly visible locations such as the face, neck, chest and back. Acne is an age old problem that has likely been plaguing people for centuries. But there are numerous treatment methods available for this bothersome condition. Read on to learn more about acne, and what you can do to treat it.

Who Gets Acne?
Acne usually begins around the time of puberty. More than eighty percent of teenagers and preteens will develop acne to some extent. It affects both males and females, but boys are more likely to have severe acne and to have acne that continues into adulthood.

What Causes Acne?
Acne can be caused by a number of factors. Contact with an oily substance such as mineral oil, vegetable oil, or petroleum is a common cause of acne, as is the use of certain medication, steroids, on the contraceptive pill. However, acne is most often cause by the secretion of androgens. Androgens are sex hormones that are initially secreted at the onset of puberty. Acne is also caused by ingesting a lot of red meat, milk, sugar and white flour. They are male hormones but they are secreted by females as well. Androgens stimulate the production of oil from the skin’s oil glands. Acne occurs when these oil glands become overactive and the exit from the gland is blocked, causing the oil to build up in the gland and swell. A bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes normally colonizes this swollen gland causing the development of inflammation and pus. In particularly severe cases, the glands may burst into the skin and produce cysts.

How Should I Treat My Acne?
Over ninety percent of acne patients respond to treatment, although the treatment may need to be continued for months or even years. Here are a few common treatment methods that can be used for acne.

Cleaning the intestinal Tract: Acne can be a by-product of a filthy intestinal tract and colon. In most cases when the colon is clean the acne will go away. I recommend the intestinal cleanser Oxy-Powder.

Other remedies include the skin rejuvenation program including 3 products: Oxy-Skin, Oxy-Zap and a strong Aloe Vera concentrate available at www.acne-answers.org.

Remedies: Herbs such as chamomile, lavender, juniper, bergamot, dandelion root, and burdock root can be used to reduce toxicity and improve the overall condition of the skin. Echinacea and poke root are often used for their anti-inflammatory properties and red clover may be beneficial for its estrogenic action.

Complementary Treatment
Acupuncture: Stagnant of Chi in the channels of the face is said to be the cause of acne. Acupuncture performed on these points of the face may help relieve acne.

Homeopathy: For patients with pustules and blind boils, especially on the face, neck, and back, may be helped by Kali brom. Selenium is often used for acne sufferers with oily skin, blackheads, and pustules. And hepar sulph. Is typically used for patients who suffer from pustules that are painful and filled with yellow pus.

Conventional Treatment
Medication: Conventional acne medications may be topical- applied directly to the skin-, or they may be systemic- taken internally.

Dr. Group heads the research and development division at http://www.acne-answers.org.

About The Author
Dr. Group, the founder/CEO and clinical director for the Global Healing Center, heads a research and development team producing advanced, new, natural health protocols and products. To learn more visit http://www.ghchealth.com.

I’m sure you know what it’s like to be sick. Stuffy head, running nose, sore throat, coughing, fever, and maybe even vomiting. It really sucks. And with the overuse of prescription antibiotics, you can’t be sure if they will even help next time around.

So it’s time now to test out some alternative medicine that was actually used commonly before 1938. This product is colloidal silver, which is simply silver particles suspended in purified water. Silver was pretty popular back in the early 1900’s, but it was fairly expensive to make. It slowly faded into the background once more “financially lucrative” drugs came out.

Here’s a little info from a couple decades ago:
The March 1978 issue of Science Digest, in the article, “Our Mightiest Germ Fighter,” reported: “Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps a half-dozen different disease organisms, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver is virtually non-toxic.”

From what I’ve heard, it sounds like the silver binds to an enzyme in these single-cell organisms, and then the organism can no longer use oxygen, so it dies. You get the picture.

The cool thing is, while the silver destroys these pathogens, it does not harm the cells in the surrounding body tissues. It’s safe for humans, animals, and plants! And you do not develop a resistance to it like with other antibiotics.

Feel free to use it for nasal drops or put it directly on cuts or burns. It’s even supposed to fight athlete’s foot!

I started using it last year (2003) and have had pretty good luck. Even though I’m in college and live in a dormitory, I haven’t been sick for more than a few days and never was I sick enough to have to stay in bed more than usual. Whenever my mom first told me to take it, I said it was worthless, but I have since changed my mind.

If you want to try it out, I suggest you buy it from LifeForce International. Some other sources are quite inferior.

If you’re feeling sick, the sooner you try it the better!

Article not evaluated by the FDA. Some statements are just the opinion of the author and should not be used as a substitute for qualified medical advice. There are no guarantees that it will work for you.

About The Author
This article was written by Levi Bloom in 2004 and originally appeared on http://bloombikeshop.com. Check out his site for more bike and health related information.

Depressions are the most unpleasant experience a person can endure.
It is hard for people who have not experienced a depression, either personally or by regular exposure to people suffering it, to understand its emotional impact and severity, interpreting it instead as being similar to “having the blues” or “feeling down”. A depression is far more difficult to cope with than a physical ailment.

The growing complexities of modern life and the resultant crisis, as well as mental stress and strain in day to day living, is often the cause of a depression. The monotony and drudgery of a daily routine, without any meaningful variation in urban life can add to that. Suicide is the major risk in extreme cases of depression.

A depression can be caused in many ways. Heredity, physiology, psychological factors, low self-esteem and self-defeating or distorted thinking, early experiences or life experiences, medical conditions, alcohol and other drugs, etc. The social environment a person lives in may also be a very important cause for depression.

The modern medical system treats depression with anti- depression drugs and psychotherapy. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) may be used where chemical treatment fails.
The effectiveness of treatment often depends on factors such as the amount of optimism and hope the sufferer is able to maintain, the control s/he has over stressors, the severity of symptoms, the amount of time the sufferer has been depressed, the results of previous treatments, and the degree of support of family, friends, and significant others.

Diet seems to have a profound effect on the mental health of a person. The diet of persons suffering from depression should completely exclude tea, coffee, alcohol, chocolate and cola, all white flour products,sugar, food colourings, chemical additives, white rice and strong condiments.
The diet should be restricted to three meals.
Fruits can be taken in the morning for breakfast with milk and a handful of nuts and seeds.
Lunch may consist of steamed vegetables, whole wheat chappatis and a glass of butter-milk.
For dinner, green vegetable salad and all available sprouts such as alfalfa seeds, mung, cottage cheese or a glass of butter-milk would be ideal.

Many times depression can also be overcome by activity.
Those who are depressive will forget their misery by doing something. They should turn away from themselves and consider others. At home they can take to decorating, repairing or constructing something new.
The pleasure of achievement overcomes the distress of misery.

Exercise also plays an important role in the treatment of depression. It not only keep the body physically and mentally fit but also provides recreation and mental relaxation. It is nature’ best tranquiliser.
Exercise also gives a feeling of accomplishment and thus reduces the sense of helplessness. To be really useful, exercise should be taken in such a manner as to bring into action all the muscles of the body in a natural way. Walking is one such exercise. It is, however, so gentle in character that one must walk several kilometers in a brisk manner to constitute a fair amount of exercise.

Relaxation is another remedy. It enables the muscles to work more efficiently and eliminates fatigue by promoting venous blood circulation throughout the body. A neutral immersion bath for one hour daily is also helpful in the treatment of depression. The patient should lie in the tub after filling it with water at a temperature ranging from 92 to 98 F. The head should be kept cold with a cold compress.
Use pampering products that will be a delight, pamper the skin and prove to be more profitable than one could ever imagine! Here’s a way to make them yourselves which is also a nice therapy itself.

Depressions happen to the Average Joe all the time and most of us who have it don’t get treated for it. Also it is estimated, that at the very least, 30% of the American population suffer from depression. The good news is that there is quick treatment and relief available for depression sufferers.

So, here’s another resource from a licensed clinical counselor. It’s written for the Average Joe who likes information given in an understandable way. Here’s How to Stop Your Depression Now