Most people with acne attempt to treat their blotchy skin with creams, face washes, soaps, lotions and treatments. However, the easiest way to treat acne is by changing your diet and getting rid of acne-producing items such as fried food. A healthy diet, rich in natural unprocessed foods like vegetables, fruits, grains and beans is the first recommendation for treating acne.
Foodstuffs containing trans-fatty acids, milk, milk products, margarine, shortening and synthetically hydrogenated vegetable oils, as well as fatty foods, should not be eaten. It seems the prevalence of acne in the United States is caused by the typical American diet. Americans tend to eat fried food in large quantities, usually cooked in the most damaging of fats and oils.
However, not all fats are bad, but the fats that average Americans use make them more susceptible to develop acne and other skin problems. Products that can irritate are ice cream, cheese, bacon, chocolate and milk. Furthermore, acne can’t actually be treated using creams and soaps because the basic cause of the problem exists underneath the skin.
Pimples, spots and blemishes are caused by bacteria and other irritants embedded underneath the skin’s oil glands and hair follicles, which are generally caused as a result of improper hygiene, squeezing and poor diet.
This unhealthy diet may be caused by too high a proportion of items like processed, fatty, fried and sugary foods in your diet. A diet that is good for your skin must consist of raw and lightly cooked vegetables, especially green, leafy vegetables that are rich in valuable trace minerals and fibre. Fresh green vegetables are essential, but you should also include lean protein sources and complex carbohydrates, such as rice, whole-grain bread and potatoes in your diet.
These fibre-rich foods should help ensure a healthy gastrointestinal tract, which is so important in the control of acne. Eat three healthy meals every day in order to supply you with sufficient vital nutrients and to decrease your craving for sugary or greasy fried foods.
You should consume much more food that is rich in vitamin A, like apricots, watermelons, and broccoli, along with lean beef, nuts, lentils and whole grains, because they are rich in zinc, which is also be useful in reducing acne breakouts. It’s also important to drink plenty of water to help flush the toxins out that contribute to acne.
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