Debunking Some Myths About Acne and Diet.

Debunking Some Myths
About Acne and Diet.
by John Wilkinson
http://bedbugsexterminationadvice.com/
There seems to be a lot of
cautionary tales about what you
should and what you should not eat
when dealing with acne. Are these
just 'old wives tales' or is there some
truth in the matter. Whilst it is true is
a very simplistic viewpoint to
assume that we are what we eat it is
not always so simple to say that
acne is caused just because you are
eating a certain food type or that it is
making the condition worse. So
many factors can come into play
with an acne breakout, it could be
part of the body's natural growth cycle when hormone levels change, stress can play an
important part, an issue with the body's immune system etc.
Let us take chocolate as an example. Chocolate is now know to increase the feel good
chemicals in the brain, the endorphins. Endorphins put you in a good mood and take the
edge off of pain and importantly can help you dealing with stress. The less stress the
better the immune system and perhaps less blemishes... as if we need an excuse to eat
chocolate!
With that said, it would be perfectly natural for anyone that thinks that a certain food type is
affecting their acne to stop consuming it and remove it from his or her diet. However if a
proper course of treatment is being used to combat the condition it is unlikely that any
food will be a deciding factor in the overall outcome.

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Junk food? Just because there is grease on the plate doesn't mean there will more grease
in your skin. Research has yet to find a correlation between the oil used in cooking 'greasy
food' and the oil of the sebaceous glands. A healthy diet is of course an overall good
choice for your general well-being but a burger and chips free diet does not automatically
grant you a flawless complexion.
Some claim that iodides in food aggravate and perhaps actually cause acne in the first
place. So fol owing their dictum if anyone over indulges in food stuffs high in iodides like
sushi, seaweed, and shellfish then countries like Korea and Japan would have real y, really
serious levels of acne within their population but there is no research to say that they do.
Fish? Much attention has been placed on the benefits of including fish within a general diet
and for good reason... it contains those good ol' omega-3 fatty acids. Salmon has a high
level of the anti-inflammatory omega-3 and as such many people will tel you that eating
salmon will help reduce acne and even prevent it. It is a good food choice for anybody but
the farmed variety may contain PCBs and dioxins which by their very names don't even
sound good, but more importantly both have been linked to health issues. To make matters
worse even the wild variety contains mercury so whilst adding them to your plate is
general y a good thing, it is not advisable to over do it.
What's the beef? We all have androgens within our body and these sometimes induces
overproduction of oil in the oil glands which not what an acne suffer wants. A lot of cattle
feed is pumped with androgens to increase their build so the question is: does eating beef
and drinking milk aggravate acne. Wel their seems to much debate about this as research
looks into whether we get an androgen stimulation from the two. But it is likely that the
androgens actually get 'cooked out' during the cooking process before it reaches the plate.
Also these hormones have to contend with our digestive system as we have a different
food breakdown process to that of a cow. The high levels of acidity within our gastric tract
will most likely kill these hormones. I guess a good idea would be to ask a vegan if they
have ever had acne, don't be surprised if they say yes.
© 2010 John Wilkinson
http://bedbugsexterminationadvice.com/

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