Top Secrets To Heal Acne At Home

Great Skin is an Inside Job

Even though you experience your skin from the outside of your body, it is a product of what you put into your body. There is direct evidence that diet can be a factor in maintaining a healthy complexion. These are the best ways to nourish your skin so that it heals and clears from the inside out.

Vitamin C – helps your body fight infection and heal skin quickly; take 500mg twice a day

Vitamin A – excellent for repairing skin tissue; take 10,000IU daily for up to three weeks

Reduce dairy – avoid processed dairy, and limit your intake to organic, hormone-free yogurt to benefit from the probiotic cultures that support immunity

No processed or fried foods – these foods over-burden your body and make it difficult to eliminate toxins and support healthy skin function

More raw foods – choose nutrient rich fruits and vegetables to help your skin repair and clear; almonds, cashews, beets and Swiss chard are all great choices to feed your skin.

I’m sure you will find that making good choices about what you put into your body will pay for itself with glowing, nourished skin on the outside.

Inner Peace, Outer Beauty

Although your skin is the most obvious place where stress shows itself, the reality of having to live with acne can take a toll on you emotionally as well. It is important to manage our physical and emotional stress before it shows up on our faces for the world to see.

It only takes a few minutes to re-direct your focus from the stresses and worries of life and inform your body, mind and spirit that you really are OK. These simple techniques can do wonders on so many levels, and anyone can do them. Find balance so your skin can show off your inner radiance.

Breathing exercises – simply inhale, hold, exhale – four counts each, slowly and mindfully to relieve stress and allow your body to heal

Journaling – let your thoughts rest on paper while you sleep rather than keep you up, list all of the things you are thankful for at the end of the day, or record your dreams as you wake

Positive mantra – set your intentions with a positive word or phrase that keeps you motivated to make good choices throughout the day

Glamour rewards – give yourself a manicure or try a new look as a positive reward for sticking to your skin care routine

So, would you like to know what my personal favorite acne healing trick is? Honestly, I haven’t had to use it in a long time – because I follow my own advice – but I remember it working brilliantly. It’s toothpaste. Yup, good ol’ boring toothpaste. Not the gel kind, just the plain white paste. Dab it on a blemish the night before and I promise, you won’t wake up in terror, just a little minty.

Author

This article was written for Insights-on-Health.com in Oct 2013 by Vicki Wiepking. Vicki is a 2008 graduate of The McKay Method School of Energy Healing in Bozeman, MT, and a certified Flower Essence Practitioner. She is the owner of Rasa Deva Wellness in Bozeman, where she offers a unique combination of energy healing, flower essences and essential oils to her clients. Vicki currently teaches energy healing classes at both the McKay Method and HealthWorks Institute.

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