Medical Study
by Dr. Lit-Hung Leung, M.D.
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Pantothenic Acid in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris"A Medical Hypothesis"
by Lit-Hung Leung, M.D.
This article originally appeared in the scientifically prestigious Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine Vol. 12 Number 2, 1997. The version below is from a reprint of the original article and revisions were made in December 1998.
The Pathogenesis of Acne Vulgaris: A Medical Hypothesis
Over the years the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris has been extensively studied including, the structure and function of the pilosebaceous follicle, the physiology of sebum, microflora in acne vulgaris, and abnormal follicular keratinization, considered to be one of the earliest events in acne formation. Despite the concerted effort of many scientists, internists, pathologists and dermatologists, the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris remains largely elusive.
In this paper, I would like to approach this problem from a different perspective. My clinical observations suggest that acne vulgaris may be closely related to the consumption of diets, which are rich in fat content. This impression is by no means novel. Textbooks do briefly mention this correlation though, more often than not, it is dismissed as irrelevant. However, my observations have led to quite the contrary conclusions. Not only is the fat content of food closely related to acne vulgaris but it forms some sort of linear relationship with the disease process. The more fat the patient consumes, the more severe will be the acne process. This observation is in line with the opinion of many dermatologists that chocolate, which is composed mainly of the creamy part of milk, and has a high degree of fat content, is bad for acne. Significantly, in this group of patients, any deliberate attempt in trying to avoid a fatty diet over a period of weeks, if not days, will often result in important compound, cholesterol, which in turn is basically synthesized from units of acetyl-CoA. In the synthetic process, the body naturally is always trying not only to reach for a normal level of androgens, but an optimal level, so as to allow the body to function at its best. However, this is not always possible, and the normal level reached may not represent the optimal level. This is natures flexible way of dealing with shortage of essential dietary elements in any form to achieve a level that is just enough to manage the present situation, leaving a variable degree of shortage from the optimal level. In the present instance, in the two groups of boys, one group may have a normal level of androgens that is falling short of the optimum. One possible explanation for this is that there is a lack of basic building blocks, the acetyl-CoAs, which deter the body from operating at peak efficiency. If this is a viable possibility, it suggests that a plentiful supply or a deficiency of acetyl-CoA in the body may play a role in the acne process. this is certainly possible. Aside from its role in the synthesis of the sex hormones, acetyl-CoA, of which Coenzyme-A is the important component, it is also important in fatty acid metabolism as an acyl carrier in the lengthening and degradation of long chain fatty acids by adding or removing acyl groups in the metabolic process.
Acne vulgaris is related to lipid metabolism as well as the sex hormones, both of which have a lot to do with Coenzyme-A. This relationship provides a reasonable ground to link up the acne process to Coenzyme-A and to investigate the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris along this line.
The Importance of Coenzyme-A
In trying to link acne vulgaris to Coenzyme-A, it is important to have a hypothesis supporting some basic facts. A closer look at Coenzyme-A may provide the evidence.
A Sharing scenario; As a coenzyme active in both fatty acid metabolism and sex hormone synthesis, Coenzyme-A is shared between two different metabolic processes. This is not uncommon in biochemical reactions in metabolism, where a coenzyme is often shared among a number of reactions. Coenzyme-A is arguably the most important coenzyme in the body, and when a coenzyme is involved in the metabolic process to such an extent as this, it becomes legitimate to ask if a shortage and deficiency is possible. To answer this, a brief look at the structure of Coenzyme-A is warranted.
Coenzyme-A is formed from adenosine triphosphate, cysteine, and pantothenic acid. Of these pantothenic acid is the only component that is a vitamin, and must be provided from our dietary intake. Could there be an insufficient intake of pantothenic acid resulting in a deficiency in Coenzyme-A, which would leave the body unable to cope with all the reactions, that it has to perform with that all-important coenzyme? Conventional wisdom does not think so. It is suggested that pantothenic acid, being ubiquitous, can be had from whatever kind of food that is taken in, and that there is no question as to its deficiency in our body. However, a deficiency is still possible. After all, when so many reactions are dependent on the same agent, its demand must be tremendous. Shortage under such circumstances is not entirely impossible.
The Crucial Question and the New Theory
If the question of deficiency of Coenzyme-A does come up, how does it affect acne, knowing its importance in fatty acid metabolism and sex hormone synthesis? This is the crucial question. This is where the new hypothesis on the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris is based, and this is where it diverges from conventional medical ideas. The author's proposed hypothesis for the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris is that the disease process is not caused by androgens, or any other sex hormones, but rather, the disease process results from a defect in lipid metabolism that is secondary to a deficiency in pantothenic acid, hence Coenzyme-A. Coenzyme-A, in carrying out its function efficiently both as an agent in fatty acid metabolism and an agent in androgen and sex hormone synthesis, has to be present in sufficient amounts, and anything less than sufficient will result in some compromise.
Mother Nature's Choice
Faced with the dilemma of a shortage of Coenzyme-A the body will tend to make a choice that is to the best advantage of the individual. The body does so by largely maintaining the functionally more important reaction, while at the same time slowing down the lesser important one. The choice here is a relatively simple one. Nature will seek to take care of the synthesis of hormones first, because continuation of the species depends on the development of the sex organs. Fatty acid metabolism is, for the time being, at least in part halted. Lipids start to accumulate in the sebaceous glands, sebum excretion is increased, and acne begins to appear. When there is enough Coenzyme-A in the body, however, both reactions will be well taken care of. There are enough sex hormones for the sex organs to develop. The lipids in the sebaceous glands are completely metabolized by sufficient Coenzyme-A, and there will be no unwanted lipid in the glands and little sebum will be excreted to cause acne vulgaris.
The Mystery Revealed
The mechanism proposed above may be the reason why two groups of adolescent boys both with a normal blood level of androgen may exhibit differences in the incidence of acne. The group with acne is the one that has not enough pantothenic acid in the body, whereas in the other group, pantothenic acid levels are not deficient.
This new theory seems to work well here, and can be tested in other metabolic situations. In the case in which endogenous androgen stimulates acne, whereas exogenous does not, the reasoning for the observation is the same. Any endogenous androgen synthesis will require the participation of extra amount of pantothenic acid. This will channel off some of those that are doing the work of fatty acid metabolism. Consequently, fatty acid metabolism becomes less efficient and the individual is more prone to have acne.
Today, the percentage of adult women that have acne is increasing. Some of these women may not have had acne as teenagers, and are surprised to find that they have to deal with this unpleasant problem during their adult years. Acne can have profound psychological and social effects on adults, just as it does in teenagers.
Many women in their 30s and 40s experience high levels of life stress because they shoulder the multiple burdens of career, child rearing, and housework, and often the responsibility of caring for their own aging parents. Perhaps this increasing level of stress has contributed to the rising incidence of acne in adult women.
Microcomedo
Acne vulgaris of adulthood is similar to teenage acne. The pilosebaceous units of the face, chest, and back can be involved. The primary lesion of acne is the "microcomedo." A microscopic plug develops due to the presence of thickened and impacted keratin (dead cells) and excess oil production (sebum). More and more of the keratin and sebum back up behind this plug and form a distended follicular pore. This results in either an open comedo (blackhead) or a closed comedo (whitehead). The enlarged pilosebaceous structure allows Propionibacterium acne's, an anaerobic diphtheroid, to proliferate. Propionibacterium acne's contributes to the breakdown of lipids to free fatty acids, which are highly inflammatory. The distended follicle can rupture, causing further inflammation and the development of papules, pustules and nodules.
Acne Rosacea
Another skin disease that simulates and can coexist with acne vulgaris is acne rosacea. This skin problem is common in women, most often between the ages of 30 and 50. The face, especially the middle third, is erythematous and flushed. Multiple telangiectasias are frequently present. Small papules and pustules, which may look similar to those seen in acne vulgaris, are common, but the microcomedo component of acne vulgaris is absent in blepharitis. Rosacea keratitis is less common, but potentially vision-threatening. Rosacea is another skin disorder that is frequently stress related.
What about premenstrual flare? In the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, progesterone in is secreted abundantly by the corpus lutcum. This naturally will take up a lot of pantothenic acid from the body's pantothenic pool leading to a re-distribution of the vitamin and putting enormous pressure on fatty acid metabolism. When this metabolic process is not performing satisfactorily, lipid begins to accumulate in the sebaccous glands, an increase in sebum is excreted, and acne follows. That is why even thought progesterone has no effect on sebaceous gland activity, an increasing level of progesterone in the late stage of the luteal phase leaves the acne patient with a prominent flare.
Similarly, this may explain why eunuchs rarely exhibit acne. Since so few sex hormones are secreted, the pantothenic acid pool can deploy a more significant portion of its reserve to metabolize fatty acids. When this is efficiently done, little sebum is excreted, and no acne is formed.
This theory also explains the paradoxical problem of equal sex hormones that counts. Both males and females need sex hormones for the development of sex organs and the secondary sexual characteristics. The only difference is that in the male, the female sex hormones predominate. Apparently the synthesis of sex hormones uses a large portion of the pantothenic acid pool, leaning a relative shortage of it to efficiently metabolize fatty acids. The result is that acne starts to erupt, at the same time the sex organs begin to develop at puberty.
The reason acne first erupts at puberty is not, therefore, endocrinological, but rather secondary to the deployment of a substantial amount of pantothenic acid for the purposes of synthesis of sex hormones, leaving a relative deficiency for fatty acid metabolism. The size of this pantothenic acid pool and the ability with which the individual can deploy reserves from the pool varies and is likely to be influenced by genetic and dietary factors.
In conditions in which there is an increase in secretion of any hormone whose synthesis requires the participation of pantothenic acid, acne may erupt. This is frequently seen with those hormone secreting tumours of the ovary, testis and the adrenals. The rapid decline in incidence of acne after adolescence can also be explained. After the sex organs are fully developed, less sex hormones are required, leaving an adequate supply of pantothenic acid to serve the function of fatty acid metabolism. When this function is efficiently accomplished, sebum secretion dries up, and acne starts to fade.
Deficiency in Lipid Metabolism
In linking the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris to a deficiency in lipid metabolism and pantothenic acid, it is worthwhile to remember that fatty acid metabolism is not the sole domain of pantothenic acid. There are some other essential dietary factors that are also of importance in the same process. Together they form a system that will make the whole metabolic process as efficient as possible. Preliminary studies by the author suggest that, together with pantothenic acid, biotin as well as nicotinamide help to further improve the therapeutic results. By themselves alone, they are far less effective in helping acne patients than with pantothenic acid, and this serves to support the suggestion that pantothenic acid plays a central role in lipid metabolism. Lipid metabolism is a complicated process, and is often intertwined with other metabolic processes, sharing with them common coenzymes in widely different reactions. When there is an increase in level of some of these coenzymes, there may be a shift in the directions of some ongoing reactions, and may affect lipid metabolism as a result. This can manifest clinically as acne vulgaris. To illustrate this, there are reports showing that acne may be induced by administration of large doses of vitamin B12 alone or in combination with B6. Cessation of the administration of these vitamins will bring a halt to the acne eruptions. If the body is in a relative deficiency state in B6 and B12, administration of the vitamins will enhance the reactions that involve the participation of these vitamins. This will set up a chain of events, some of which entail the participation of pantothenic acid. With the total pantothenic acid pool fixed relative to an increase in other vitamins, emphasis of any reaction involving pantothenic acid will automatically mean a cutting back on other reactions that require it as a coenzyme. This will often include those involving lipid metabolism, resulting in a certain degree of deficiency in that metabolic process, hence the increased incidence of acne vulgaris in these studies.
Stress Related Acne
It is perhaps relevant here to consider stress as another common factor that is known to affect acne adversely. Stress in many forms poses as an aggravating factor in acne lesions. Lack of sleep at night, pre-examination tension, any psychological problem that may worry the patient will bring on new acne lesions. To understand this, one should recall that in combating stress, the body will secrete glucocorticoids from the adrenal glands as a means to adapt to stress, what is commonly known as the fight-or-flight reaction. The glucocorticoids, like the sex hormones, are derivatives of cholesterol, and increased demand for this hormone will draw on the pantothenic acid pool. Lipid metabolism may therefore be compromised, rendering the body more prone to acne.
If pantothenic acid deficiency is indeed the main causative agent in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris, it is logical to ask how much pantothecic acid patients are lacking in absolute amounts.
Deficiency Syndromes
Nutritional requirements can rarely be met through a well balanced diet, and dietary supplements, including vitamins, are often required. It is the generally held belief of the medical profession that vitamins, though essential to life and not synthesized in the body, are not required in great amounts. This view was challenged, notably by Linus Pauling. In his book, How to Live Longer and Feel Better, Pauling provided vigorous proof, through comparative studies in animals and from an evolutionary point of view, that vitamin C supplements are needed if an optimal state of health is to be achieved. Not only is supplementation necessary, gut the amount required is far greater than most people believe, as with the case of vitamin C where the optimal dose may be 10 or more grams a day. This issue was a point of heated debate in the 1970s and 1980s.
Though Pauling has quite a large following, by and large, the issue was dismissed by the mainstream medical profession, because of a lack of theoretical support and a general bias against nutritional and vitamin therapy. But, in view of the new evidence suggested in thes and many other papers, it seems appropriate that the issue be considered.
How Much Pantothenic Acid?
In trying to determine the amount of pantothinic acid necessary to relieve acne patients of their symptoms, Pauling's experience with vitamin C provides a good guideline. Pauling had for a long time recommended vitamin C in high dosages to achieve optimal health. Radically different from what is recommended by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council (who recommended 60 mg daily). Pauling's recommended daily intake of vitamin C amounts to several grams a day. The recommendation was stepped up to 15-20 grams a day in his later years. Using these recommendations as a background, it becomes somewhat easier to arrive at a proper dosage for pantothentic acid in the treatment of acne vulgaris.
Pantothenic acid, which acquires its name from the Greek word meaning ubiquitous, is present in all tissues. Its universal presence is an indication of its importance. This is further reflected by the many reactions that it catalyzes. It should not come as a surprise then, that the amount of pantothenic acid required for optimal health, is of the same order of that of vitamin C. Based on this argument, the dose of pantothenic acid administered to the acne patients was up to 10 grams a day, and the result of these studies were first reported in Medical Hypotheses.
The Effect of Pantothenic Acid on Acne Vulgaris
One hundred patients of Chinese descent were included in the study, 45 males and 55 females. The age ranged from 10 to 30, and with about 80% between 13 and 23. The severity of the disease process varied. They were given 10 grams of pantothenic acid a day in four divided doses. To enhance the effect, the patients were also asked to apply a cream consisting of 20% by weight of pantothenic acid to the affected area, four to six tines a day. With this treatment regimen, the response is as prompt as it is impressive. There is a noticeable decrease in sebum secretion on the face usually 2-3 days after initiation of therapy. The face becomes less oily. After two weeks, existing lesions start to regress while the rate of eruption of new acne lesions begins to slow down. In cases with moderate severity, the condition is normally in complete control in about eight weeks, with most of the lesions gone and new lesions only to erupt occasionally. In those patients with severe acne lesions, complete control may take months, sometimes up to six months or longer. In some of these cases, in order to get a more immediate response, it may even be necessary to step up the dose to 15-20 grams a day. In any event, the improvement is normally a gradual and steady process, with perhaps minor interruptions by premenstrual flare or excessive intakes of oily food. With this form of treatment, another striking feature is the size of the facial skin pore.
The pore size becomes noticeably smaller within one to two weeks, very often much sooner. Like sebum excretion, the pores will continue to shrink until the skin becomes much finer, giving the patient a much more beautiful skin.
This decrease in skin pore size is presumably related to sebum excretion. When an acne lesion is formed, there is in the epithelial cell of the hair follicle an accumulation of lipids, leaving the epithelial cells bulky and the lumen of the gland narrowed. When there is a concomitant increase in sebum flow, the follicle has no choice but to hypertrophy to accommodate the changes, resulting in an enlarged skin pore and coarse skin. With the administration of pantothenic acid, the whole process is reversed. Lipid metabolism becomes normal and efficient. The epithelium is no longer laden with fat droplets, there is a decrease in sebum excretion, the hypertrophy process is not required. The skin pores revert to a much smaller size and the skin becomes smooth and fine.
As acne lesions tend to subside spontaneously after puberty, some patients do not need a maintenance dose. But, if a patient is in his mid-teens, when the sexual characteristics have yet to fully develop, it may be necessary for replacement therapy to be implemented. This maintenance dose, can be lowered, or increased with the clinical symptoms. A maintenance dose will not only act as a preventive measure against sporadic eruption, but the extra pantothenic acid will help to ease the relative deficiency state, and likely improve the general health of the patient.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Whiter Teeth!!!
White Teeth! Just Like That
Who doesn’t want white and shiny teeth? Yes everyone wants it. We struggle a lot to get white and early teeth. Here are some easy home tips that will help you keep your teeth shiny white.
We often feel that only our dentist has a solution over stain teeth. But that’s not true. You can always get shiny teeth with the help of some home remedies.
LEMON AND SALT
Paste of lemon fluid mixed with salt can also be used to make your teeth pearly white. It helps to erase the anaemic tint of the teeth. This really works if you do it regularly. Leave the paste on your teeth for some time and wash your mouth after some time. The acidic content of lemon will make your teeth white.
ORANGE PEEL SEGMENT
Very few people know that even inner orange peel segment can be used to whiten your teeth. This may be quit surprising for a few of you. We often throw it. You might have noticed that the back parcel of it is silvery.
BAY LEAVES WITH ORANGE PEEL
If you throw away the peel of oranges, think again. You may not know that if you dry the peel of orange and make a pack with bay leaves you will end up making a teeth whitener that’s really woks.
BI-CARBONATE
Use bi-carbonate paste to wash your teeth. It is easily available every where in the market. There are many people who use it to whiten their teeth. They combine the compound with water and gurgle them on a regular basis. It is believed that regular use of this estimate rap empty stain from the surface of the teeth hence; start off teeth whiter and shinier.
Who doesn’t want white and shiny teeth? Yes everyone wants it. We struggle a lot to get white and early teeth. Here are some easy home tips that will help you keep your teeth shiny white.
We often feel that only our dentist has a solution over stain teeth. But that’s not true. You can always get shiny teeth with the help of some home remedies.
LEMON AND SALT
Paste of lemon fluid mixed with salt can also be used to make your teeth pearly white. It helps to erase the anaemic tint of the teeth. This really works if you do it regularly. Leave the paste on your teeth for some time and wash your mouth after some time. The acidic content of lemon will make your teeth white.
ORANGE PEEL SEGMENT
Very few people know that even inner orange peel segment can be used to whiten your teeth. This may be quit surprising for a few of you. We often throw it. You might have noticed that the back parcel of it is silvery.
BAY LEAVES WITH ORANGE PEEL
If you throw away the peel of oranges, think again. You may not know that if you dry the peel of orange and make a pack with bay leaves you will end up making a teeth whitener that’s really woks.
BI-CARBONATE
Use bi-carbonate paste to wash your teeth. It is easily available every where in the market. There are many people who use it to whiten their teeth. They combine the compound with water and gurgle them on a regular basis. It is believed that regular use of this estimate rap empty stain from the surface of the teeth hence; start off teeth whiter and shinier.
Toned, Glowing And Baby Soft Skin Naturally
How To Tone And Tighten Your Skin?
Everyone want beautiful and toned skin. Now it’s no longer difficult to get it! Naturally even without paying a lot of money for it.
Use Cucumber to tighten your face. First wash your face properly and pat it dry with the help of towel. Now grate on or two cucumber. Take the grated cucumber and rub it on your face without leaving any part of your face out. Wait until the cucumber is dry and then wash it off. Do not let anything left on your face. This will make your face extremely dirty.
Note
If you are allergic to cucumbers… don’t use this method. There are other methods that use natural ingredients.
Get Soft and Glowing Skin Naturally
Only 15 minutes will help you get soft and glowing skin.
Ingredients
Papaya (cut open to reveal the flesh),
Water
Take a papaya flesh piece and rub it on your face and neck. Let it remain on your face for 15 minutes. Now risen it with warm water. Again, risen with cold water. Touch your face and feel the difference. Your face should feel and look much more radiant.
Touch up with some moisturizer if needed. Use as natural a moisturizer if possible.
Note
Never rub your skin with towel to dry it. Always pat dry with a towel. Rubbing can easily break the small capillaries under the facial skin and cause redness and fine “spider lines” if you have skin prone to this.
Want Baby Soft Skin
Everyone wants to have smooth baby soft skin. You can achieve this by gathering the following ingredients, and following the simple steps below.
Ingredients
2-4 tbsp. of olive oil
1/2 cup of milk
2 tbsp. of cinnamon (to add an aroma)
2 cups of lemon juice
Water (any amount)
First mix all the ingredients the lemon juice, cinnamon, olive oil and milk together. Pour it into a bathtub. Mix everything well with bath water. Relax and enjoy the aroma while obtaining smooth and beautiful skin.
For A Foot Soak
1-2 tbsp. of olive oil
1 foot file
1 tbsp. of cinnamon (to add an aroma)
1 cup of lemon juice
1/4 cup of milk
Water (any amount)
Foot Soaking
Mix all of the ingredients together. Pour the ingredients into a tub large enough to fit your feet into. Now combine everything with warm water. Soak your feet for 15 minutes. Gently use the foot file to eliminate any dry or dead skin.
Soak again for 10 more minutes. Remove your feet from the tub and pat dry.
After a few weeks of doing this, your skin will be silky smooth. These recipes leaves skin refreshed and fragrant.
You must also try to limit your skins exposure to sunlight.
Note
Do not use these recipes if you are allergic to lemon, cinnamon, olive oil or milk!
The cinnamon is very hard to clean out of the bathtub! Make sure you clean it up well.
Everyone want beautiful and toned skin. Now it’s no longer difficult to get it! Naturally even without paying a lot of money for it.
Use Cucumber to tighten your face. First wash your face properly and pat it dry with the help of towel. Now grate on or two cucumber. Take the grated cucumber and rub it on your face without leaving any part of your face out. Wait until the cucumber is dry and then wash it off. Do not let anything left on your face. This will make your face extremely dirty.
Note
If you are allergic to cucumbers… don’t use this method. There are other methods that use natural ingredients.
Get Soft and Glowing Skin Naturally
Only 15 minutes will help you get soft and glowing skin.
Ingredients
Papaya (cut open to reveal the flesh),
Water
Take a papaya flesh piece and rub it on your face and neck. Let it remain on your face for 15 minutes. Now risen it with warm water. Again, risen with cold water. Touch your face and feel the difference. Your face should feel and look much more radiant.
Touch up with some moisturizer if needed. Use as natural a moisturizer if possible.
Note
Never rub your skin with towel to dry it. Always pat dry with a towel. Rubbing can easily break the small capillaries under the facial skin and cause redness and fine “spider lines” if you have skin prone to this.
Want Baby Soft Skin
Everyone wants to have smooth baby soft skin. You can achieve this by gathering the following ingredients, and following the simple steps below.
Ingredients
2-4 tbsp. of olive oil
1/2 cup of milk
2 tbsp. of cinnamon (to add an aroma)
2 cups of lemon juice
Water (any amount)
First mix all the ingredients the lemon juice, cinnamon, olive oil and milk together. Pour it into a bathtub. Mix everything well with bath water. Relax and enjoy the aroma while obtaining smooth and beautiful skin.
For A Foot Soak
1-2 tbsp. of olive oil
1 foot file
1 tbsp. of cinnamon (to add an aroma)
1 cup of lemon juice
1/4 cup of milk
Water (any amount)
Foot Soaking
Mix all of the ingredients together. Pour the ingredients into a tub large enough to fit your feet into. Now combine everything with warm water. Soak your feet for 15 minutes. Gently use the foot file to eliminate any dry or dead skin.
Soak again for 10 more minutes. Remove your feet from the tub and pat dry.
After a few weeks of doing this, your skin will be silky smooth. These recipes leaves skin refreshed and fragrant.
You must also try to limit your skins exposure to sunlight.
Note
Do not use these recipes if you are allergic to lemon, cinnamon, olive oil or milk!
The cinnamon is very hard to clean out of the bathtub! Make sure you clean it up well.
Make your Skin Baby-Smooth and Great!!!
Want a baby smooth skin naturally? Here’s how you can get it easily
1) Cleanse your skin once a day with soap free body wash, water, and a soft sponge.
2) Don’t rub or scrub - this damages your skin and also creates wrinkles later on in life. Pat dry with a big fluffy towel.
3) The MOST important step- Ex-fo-li-ate! Exfoliate once week or once a fortnight if you have sensitive skin. It will remove dead skin cells, dirt and oil and will leave your skin baby soft!
4) Apply lotion, cream or body oil before you leave the steam-filled bathroom. This is the best time to moisturize your skin because your pores are still open and your skin is still moist.
5) The most important is that you should always wear sun block if you’re going to step outside of your house. One of the reasons babies have such soft skin is that they haven’t been exposed to the harmful effects of UV rays
For particularly rough dry areas such as feet & elbows slather on some lotion or body oil before you go to bed, when you wake up they will feel a whole lot better.
Take a daily multivitamin to help your skin fight off damage and wrinkles.
Drink at least 1 1/2 liters of water every day.
Try a milk & honey bath for a luxurious way to baby soft skin, run yourself a warm bath, add about half a litre of milk, about 3 tablespoons of honey (this is not enough to make you sticky) and break open a vitamin e capsule into the water.
Add a handful of sugar (brown sugar works best) to your favorite lotion and mix. Rub it into your dry skin and then towel it off.
Gentle, ph balanced, soap free body wash is best for your skin, soap can be very drying & contains a lot of chemicals that can damage skin cells.
Get A Great Skin
Pimple Problem
Just wash, tone and moisturize your face twice a day. You can also use a tea tree oil or a pimple cream on your pimples.
Use a gentle cream to get rid of any pimple and help preventing new ones to form.
Always wash off your make-up before you go to bed, unless you want to wake up to a face full of pimples and panda eyes in the morning!
Note
If it’s hard to match foundation to your skin tone, try mixing two colors together.
Don’t touch your face with hands too much.
1) Cleanse your skin once a day with soap free body wash, water, and a soft sponge.
2) Don’t rub or scrub - this damages your skin and also creates wrinkles later on in life. Pat dry with a big fluffy towel.
3) The MOST important step- Ex-fo-li-ate! Exfoliate once week or once a fortnight if you have sensitive skin. It will remove dead skin cells, dirt and oil and will leave your skin baby soft!
4) Apply lotion, cream or body oil before you leave the steam-filled bathroom. This is the best time to moisturize your skin because your pores are still open and your skin is still moist.
5) The most important is that you should always wear sun block if you’re going to step outside of your house. One of the reasons babies have such soft skin is that they haven’t been exposed to the harmful effects of UV rays
For particularly rough dry areas such as feet & elbows slather on some lotion or body oil before you go to bed, when you wake up they will feel a whole lot better.
Take a daily multivitamin to help your skin fight off damage and wrinkles.
Drink at least 1 1/2 liters of water every day.
Try a milk & honey bath for a luxurious way to baby soft skin, run yourself a warm bath, add about half a litre of milk, about 3 tablespoons of honey (this is not enough to make you sticky) and break open a vitamin e capsule into the water.
Add a handful of sugar (brown sugar works best) to your favorite lotion and mix. Rub it into your dry skin and then towel it off.
Gentle, ph balanced, soap free body wash is best for your skin, soap can be very drying & contains a lot of chemicals that can damage skin cells.
Get A Great Skin
Pimple Problem
Just wash, tone and moisturize your face twice a day. You can also use a tea tree oil or a pimple cream on your pimples.
Use a gentle cream to get rid of any pimple and help preventing new ones to form.
Always wash off your make-up before you go to bed, unless you want to wake up to a face full of pimples and panda eyes in the morning!
Note
If it’s hard to match foundation to your skin tone, try mixing two colors together.
Don’t touch your face with hands too much.
Ways to Treat Acne and Scars!!!
Natural Remedial Ways to Treat Acne and Scars!
Every one of us dreams for clean and gorgeous skin that will make you look more attractive and good looking for lifetime. Though we expect best of our skin, acne formation takes place at one stage or the other of lifestyle. Are you one of the victims that are facing with acne problems? Then you should find perfect solution for it. It is actually the inflammatory skin disease that affects skin oil glands causing pimples. Acne is physical disorder that found on face, neck, chest and shoulders.
Acne is of various types. These can occur in the form of whiteheads, blackheads, papules, pustules, cysts, nodules. With proper treatment and curative measures you can get rid of acne formation. If you are looking for natural and home remedies for acne treatment then this article will help you to overcome this problem effectively.
Acne is a natural process that occurs commonly at the teen age between 20 years of age. This occurs when oil is secreted in excess by skin oil glands. Acne formation takes place usually due to the trapping of oil and dead cells in the skin pores.
Here are some home remedies that will help you to treat acne problems
Prefer drinking enough water for proper removal of waste products that will allow your skin to clean up most of the waste products that may be reason of acne formation. Wash your face alternatively in intervals.
Use salty warm water twice a day to wash your face or for better results you can massage with lemon that will keep your face oil free and without aggravating acne.
You can apply fresh fenugreek paste on your face and rinse with warm water that will clean your face properly preventing further formation of acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.
Strawberry leaves can also help in reducing swelling on acne. Alkalinity present in strawberry leaves will help to overcome the swelling on acne.
Another home remedy that you can perform is mixing equal quantity of lemon juice in rose water. Leave the mixture for half an hour and then wash it. Practice it for nearly 20 days and see the effective results.
You can also prepare acne treated mask. Prepare a mixture of 1 teaspoon of yeast with 2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply uniformly on your face and keep it for sometime to dry. Then wash it with warm water.
If you are suffering from inflammatory acne problem then use the herbal acne treatment. Use lavender to suppress inflammatory effects.
Removing Acne scars
Remove your acne scars by preparing a mixture of sour cream, 1 teaspoon yogurt, grind oatmeal then add few drops of lemon juice. Apply this mixture on your face, keep it for some time and then wash it.
Prepare a blend of 1 peeled apple, 1 teaspoon honey and yogurt, half cucumber. Apply this paste on your acne scars and then rinse it with warm water.
Before going to bed take sandal wood and Azadirachta indica powder and mix it in rose water, then wash it with cool water. This will help to reduce the acne scars.
These are the effective home remedies that will help you to get rid of acne and acne scars by natural means. This seems to be more effective preferably if applied before going to bed. Therefore practicing these steps effectively and regularly will help you to cure your acne naturally and more effectively.
Every one of us dreams for clean and gorgeous skin that will make you look more attractive and good looking for lifetime. Though we expect best of our skin, acne formation takes place at one stage or the other of lifestyle. Are you one of the victims that are facing with acne problems? Then you should find perfect solution for it. It is actually the inflammatory skin disease that affects skin oil glands causing pimples. Acne is physical disorder that found on face, neck, chest and shoulders.
Acne is of various types. These can occur in the form of whiteheads, blackheads, papules, pustules, cysts, nodules. With proper treatment and curative measures you can get rid of acne formation. If you are looking for natural and home remedies for acne treatment then this article will help you to overcome this problem effectively.
Acne is a natural process that occurs commonly at the teen age between 20 years of age. This occurs when oil is secreted in excess by skin oil glands. Acne formation takes place usually due to the trapping of oil and dead cells in the skin pores.
Here are some home remedies that will help you to treat acne problems
Prefer drinking enough water for proper removal of waste products that will allow your skin to clean up most of the waste products that may be reason of acne formation. Wash your face alternatively in intervals.
Use salty warm water twice a day to wash your face or for better results you can massage with lemon that will keep your face oil free and without aggravating acne.
You can apply fresh fenugreek paste on your face and rinse with warm water that will clean your face properly preventing further formation of acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.
Strawberry leaves can also help in reducing swelling on acne. Alkalinity present in strawberry leaves will help to overcome the swelling on acne.
Another home remedy that you can perform is mixing equal quantity of lemon juice in rose water. Leave the mixture for half an hour and then wash it. Practice it for nearly 20 days and see the effective results.
You can also prepare acne treated mask. Prepare a mixture of 1 teaspoon of yeast with 2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply uniformly on your face and keep it for sometime to dry. Then wash it with warm water.
If you are suffering from inflammatory acne problem then use the herbal acne treatment. Use lavender to suppress inflammatory effects.
Removing Acne scars
Remove your acne scars by preparing a mixture of sour cream, 1 teaspoon yogurt, grind oatmeal then add few drops of lemon juice. Apply this mixture on your face, keep it for some time and then wash it.
Prepare a blend of 1 peeled apple, 1 teaspoon honey and yogurt, half cucumber. Apply this paste on your acne scars and then rinse it with warm water.
Before going to bed take sandal wood and Azadirachta indica powder and mix it in rose water, then wash it with cool water. This will help to reduce the acne scars.
These are the effective home remedies that will help you to get rid of acne and acne scars by natural means. This seems to be more effective preferably if applied before going to bed. Therefore practicing these steps effectively and regularly will help you to cure your acne naturally and more effectively.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Quitting Smoking Cigarettes
Manual for Quitting Smoking Cigarettes
Most smokers believe that they can’t quit, that cigarettes are more powerful than they are. Actually this is fear , because if you continue to smoke, how can you recognize that it’s hard without cigarettes? This is a result from your habit that is controlling you so much that it won’t allow you to assume how life can look like without smoking.
This point bestows a different doubt or excuse of yours. This is partially true, you adore the time spent with yourself in that moment. But the cigarette will burn after two minutes, so why light it in the first place? She’ll burn but the pleasure will only last for two minutes. It will last for two minutes and only two minutes. No more. This conditioning will continue until you are brave enough to interrupt this pattern.
First and the foremost thing you have to do is to dislike that you’re controlled. How can you be a free human being, when someone or something controls you? This should be the first milestone for you. The rest are simply techniques that will help you substitute the smoking habit.
You will not stop smoking without thinking and trying to apply a non-smoker habit.
After you are convinced that you understand this, and only after you’re sure, follow these instructions:
• If you can live on without smoking for only one minute, don’t you think that you can do it in the next minute? Sure you can. You should battle the craving by the minute. It is a much shorter time period to fight your battle and win. This makes the war all that much easier.
• Your first trigger takes place at a point where the body is conditioned to enjoy a cigarette along with a drink or after a meal, etc. These triggers will last for a maximum of 5 minutes. During these 5 minutes your entire body will convince you that it is okay to light a cigarette, which you have reason and it will come up with so many excuses that it will be hard for you to say no.
• You should not involve yourself in your personal fight with the habit. You can’t win your habit in this way, because there will be a period when you’re feeling “down” and that will be a good enough reason for lighting a cigarette.
• You should also be alert that you’ll be very confused in the first 3 days and this is normal and you should accept it. This is the period where your brain is forcing you to light a cigarette and attempts to convince you with what may seem “reasonable” excuses. Since you programmed your brain to feel pleasure whenever you light a cigarette, it is now telling you that something might be wrong without a cigarette or that something might be missing from your life.
Your brain is similar to a big and mighty ship, but you’re the captain, and it will follow your navigation orders, but needs time to take the right course. There is also wind that is blowing your ship in several directions, and there is still a force that is pushing the ship towards the old navigation commands. Don’t forget the power that you as a captain posses, you can change the course of your ship in any direction you want.
You’ll need only 3 days to begin feeling like a non-smoker.
Some other very supportive thing is to try to help some of your friends who are smokers. Try telling them about this techniques and theories and check their opinion. You can make some kind of pact, trying to work together to beat this habit. At the bottom of every post there is a link labeled “Tell a friend!”. Use this link to forward this message and at least remind your friends that they can quit. This can be very stimulating for you and your strength to quit smoking.
Most smokers believe that they can’t quit, that cigarettes are more powerful than they are. Actually this is fear , because if you continue to smoke, how can you recognize that it’s hard without cigarettes? This is a result from your habit that is controlling you so much that it won’t allow you to assume how life can look like without smoking.
This point bestows a different doubt or excuse of yours. This is partially true, you adore the time spent with yourself in that moment. But the cigarette will burn after two minutes, so why light it in the first place? She’ll burn but the pleasure will only last for two minutes. It will last for two minutes and only two minutes. No more. This conditioning will continue until you are brave enough to interrupt this pattern.
First and the foremost thing you have to do is to dislike that you’re controlled. How can you be a free human being, when someone or something controls you? This should be the first milestone for you. The rest are simply techniques that will help you substitute the smoking habit.
You will not stop smoking without thinking and trying to apply a non-smoker habit.
After you are convinced that you understand this, and only after you’re sure, follow these instructions:
• If you can live on without smoking for only one minute, don’t you think that you can do it in the next minute? Sure you can. You should battle the craving by the minute. It is a much shorter time period to fight your battle and win. This makes the war all that much easier.
• Your first trigger takes place at a point where the body is conditioned to enjoy a cigarette along with a drink or after a meal, etc. These triggers will last for a maximum of 5 minutes. During these 5 minutes your entire body will convince you that it is okay to light a cigarette, which you have reason and it will come up with so many excuses that it will be hard for you to say no.
• You should not involve yourself in your personal fight with the habit. You can’t win your habit in this way, because there will be a period when you’re feeling “down” and that will be a good enough reason for lighting a cigarette.
• You should also be alert that you’ll be very confused in the first 3 days and this is normal and you should accept it. This is the period where your brain is forcing you to light a cigarette and attempts to convince you with what may seem “reasonable” excuses. Since you programmed your brain to feel pleasure whenever you light a cigarette, it is now telling you that something might be wrong without a cigarette or that something might be missing from your life.
Your brain is similar to a big and mighty ship, but you’re the captain, and it will follow your navigation orders, but needs time to take the right course. There is also wind that is blowing your ship in several directions, and there is still a force that is pushing the ship towards the old navigation commands. Don’t forget the power that you as a captain posses, you can change the course of your ship in any direction you want.
You’ll need only 3 days to begin feeling like a non-smoker.
Some other very supportive thing is to try to help some of your friends who are smokers. Try telling them about this techniques and theories and check their opinion. You can make some kind of pact, trying to work together to beat this habit. At the bottom of every post there is a link labeled “Tell a friend!”. Use this link to forward this message and at least remind your friends that they can quit. This can be very stimulating for you and your strength to quit smoking.
Dental Tips!!!
How To Get Whiter Teeth?
Wasting a lot of money on expensive teeth whitening kits? Now you will no longer spend your money on them after reading this article. You can easily whiten your teeth with the help of easy home remedies which you will discover after reading this article. You will also have no need to go to the dentist and whiten your teeth.
Now you can get rid of those packs and gels. You will get white teeth without spending an extra penny. You can have white teeth with things that are probably just sitting in your medicine chest or kitchen cupboard.
This will definitely put a bright smile on your face!
Teeth Whitening Home Made Product
You can whiten your teeth with the help of home made product. Let me reveal how to make one of them. Take baking soda which we generally have in our kitchen. Many people also have hydrogen peroxide at their place if you are one of them then you need not buy anything else. Spoon about two teaspoons of baking soda into a little bowl or cup
Drop two or three teaspoons (this may not be exact) of the hydrogen peroxide into the baking soda, making a paste. This sometimes takes a little trial and error. Be sure it is the same consistency as toothpaste. If you wish, you can add a bit of mint flavoring or even a small dollop of toothpaste.
How to use whitener?
Brush your teeth with your mixture, being sure to leave it on your teeth for at least two minutes. Do not swallow this paste! Trust me, you wouldn’t want to swallow it- the taste is not the best. To make the paste taste better, try to use the above tips. This will help to make the taste a little bit tastier.
What, after using this paste?
After you finish brushing with this free paste, brush again with regular toothpaste to rid your mouth of the taste as well as the peroxide solution. You will be amazed at just how white and bright your teeth will be! Many smokers and heavy coffee drinkers use this little trick. This may be a home remedy that your grandmother even used.
I have a dental condition. Should I try this whitener? Beware that if you have open sores, cavities, gingivitis, or other gum diseases this may make your gums appear white for a short time. This may not be the whitener for your teeth if they are very sensitive. As with anything, you should consult your doctor or dentist before trying this or any other medical treatment.
You can use this weekly, monthly or whenever you want extra bright teeth. But do not use it more than once peer week.
What You Need?
You need:
1) 2 teaspoons of baking soda (the amount may vary depending on family size),
2) 3 teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide (the amount may vary depending on family size)
3) Optional (A small amount of toothpaste or drop of mint flavor may also be added.)
Wasting a lot of money on expensive teeth whitening kits? Now you will no longer spend your money on them after reading this article. You can easily whiten your teeth with the help of easy home remedies which you will discover after reading this article. You will also have no need to go to the dentist and whiten your teeth.
Now you can get rid of those packs and gels. You will get white teeth without spending an extra penny. You can have white teeth with things that are probably just sitting in your medicine chest or kitchen cupboard.
This will definitely put a bright smile on your face!
Teeth Whitening Home Made Product
You can whiten your teeth with the help of home made product. Let me reveal how to make one of them. Take baking soda which we generally have in our kitchen. Many people also have hydrogen peroxide at their place if you are one of them then you need not buy anything else. Spoon about two teaspoons of baking soda into a little bowl or cup
Drop two or three teaspoons (this may not be exact) of the hydrogen peroxide into the baking soda, making a paste. This sometimes takes a little trial and error. Be sure it is the same consistency as toothpaste. If you wish, you can add a bit of mint flavoring or even a small dollop of toothpaste.
How to use whitener?
Brush your teeth with your mixture, being sure to leave it on your teeth for at least two minutes. Do not swallow this paste! Trust me, you wouldn’t want to swallow it- the taste is not the best. To make the paste taste better, try to use the above tips. This will help to make the taste a little bit tastier.
What, after using this paste?
After you finish brushing with this free paste, brush again with regular toothpaste to rid your mouth of the taste as well as the peroxide solution. You will be amazed at just how white and bright your teeth will be! Many smokers and heavy coffee drinkers use this little trick. This may be a home remedy that your grandmother even used.
I have a dental condition. Should I try this whitener? Beware that if you have open sores, cavities, gingivitis, or other gum diseases this may make your gums appear white for a short time. This may not be the whitener for your teeth if they are very sensitive. As with anything, you should consult your doctor or dentist before trying this or any other medical treatment.
You can use this weekly, monthly or whenever you want extra bright teeth. But do not use it more than once peer week.
What You Need?
You need:
1) 2 teaspoons of baking soda (the amount may vary depending on family size),
2) 3 teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide (the amount may vary depending on family size)
3) Optional (A small amount of toothpaste or drop of mint flavor may also be added.)
Friday, June 05, 2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Lose Belly Fat
5 Facts You MUST Understand if You Are Ever Going to Lose Your Belly Fat and Get Six Pack Abs
1. Many so-called "health foods" are actually cleverly disguised junk foods that actually stimulate you to gain more belly fat... yet the diet food marketing industry continues to lie to you so they can maximize their profits.
2. Ab exercises like crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.
3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll show you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.
4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills (that don't work) or other bogus supplements. A special class of natural foods is much more effective. I'll tell you about these natural foods and their powers below.
5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.
1. Many so-called "health foods" are actually cleverly disguised junk foods that actually stimulate you to gain more belly fat... yet the diet food marketing industry continues to lie to you so they can maximize their profits.
2. Ab exercises like crunches, sit-ups, and ab machines are the LEAST effective method of getting flat six pack abs. We'll explore what types of exercises REALLY work in a minute.
3. Boring repetitive cardio exercise routines are NOT the best way to lose body fat and uncover those six pack abs. I'll show you the exact types of unique workouts that produce 10x better results below.
4. You DON'T need to waste your money on expensive "extreme fat burner" pills (that don't work) or other bogus supplements. A special class of natural foods is much more effective. I'll tell you about these natural foods and their powers below.
5. Ab belts, ab-rockers, ab-loungers, and other infomercial ab-gimmicks... they're all a complete waste of your time and money. Despite the misleading infomercials, the perfectly chiseled fitness models in the commercials did NOT get their perfect body by using that "ab contraption"... they got their perfect body through REAL workouts and REAL nutrition strategies. Again, you'll learn some of their secrets and what really works below.
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