| I have read with a tinge of sadness the numerous | | | | dihydro-testosterone, or more simply DHT. He |
| articles about acne. My sadness stems from the | | | | also told me that everyone has oil glands under |
| fact that many don't seem to get it. But I'll say it | | | | the skin. We're on the same page so far. |
| one more time because it is that important. | | | | He went on to tell me that acne occurs when the |
| Acne originates from diet. There...I said it again. | | | | oil glands under the skin secretes so much oil that |
| The foundation from which acne makes it | | | | the oil clogs the pores. |
| appearance stems from diet. I say this again, you | | | | This DHT is the bad boy in the chain reaction |
| are what you eat. Its as simple as that. Our | | | | because it over stimulates the oil glands. They in |
| problem could be that we are missing the forest | | | | turn produce too much oil, from the over |
| because there are too many trees. | | | | stimulation. |
| Don't look for the complex explanation for why | | | | Once the pores are sufficiently blocked and |
| acne makes its appearance. Look to the simple | | | | clogged, whiteheads and blackheads and pimples |
| explanation first. | | | | erupt into acne. So the trick then, is to control |
| If your light bulb goes out when you're in bed | | | | DHT isn't it? |
| reading, do you immediately call the electrician? | | | | At this juncture, I am unsure of the drug used |
| No...of course you don't. You check to see | | | | for tackling DHT. In all honesty I don't even know |
| whether the bulb has blown first. If the bulb is | | | | if there is such a drug. |
| intact, then you check the fuse box right? | | | | Before I go any further, my hat is off to the fine |
| Why are we so bent on finding some complex | | | | researchers who sleuthed this entire scenario. I'm |
| explanation for the cause of acne. Its staring you | | | | a firm believer that acne erupts this way. Far be |
| right in the face. | | | | it from me to disbelieve the scientists. They have |
| Understand this; if you sit down to a daily meal of | | | | so much more education than me. |
| hamburger and french fries, what do you expect | | | | I do have a question though? |
| to happen? You are supposed to eventually get | | | | When do they advise to take this acne wonder |
| acne. | | | | drug? |
| Grease and dead meat? | | | | When acne appears? In that case it's a bit late. |
| What else do you expect? | | | | If they advise to take it on a consistent basis, |
| The amount of cholesterol in that meal is | | | | then I must seriously ask about the side effects? |
| transferred to your body. It goes to work, slowly | | | | My friends, lets stop the games, the solution lies in |
| but surely setting you up for heart disease, | | | | diet. |
| cancer, stroke etc. | | | | Look, DHT over stimulates the oil glands in the |
| Its all in your diet! | | | | first place because there is an internal imbalance |
| Whenever acne rears its ugly whiteheads, the rot | | | | that needs to be addressed. Address the internal |
| has already set in. Acne is a sign of poor food | | | | imbalance and DHT will do what it's rightly |
| choices. Acne is a certain barometer that the | | | | supposed to do. |
| internal body chemistry is unbalanced. | | | | I take the view that we are wonderfully created. |
| A friend of mine was explaining to me recently | | | | No mistakes, and certainly no imbalances. If there |
| how people got acne. He essentially said that the | | | | is an imbalance, we need to look at what we're |
| body has a hormone called, (glad I'm writing this), | | | | doing. |