Acne Explained and How to Prevent Outbreaks

Believe it or not, acne affects nearly 60 million in the United States. We've all experienced some kind of acne in our lifetime. Be it mild or severe. Plus, most people believe that it only affects teenagers and young adults, but that is NOT correct. Adult acne is most definitely a reality.

What causes Acne:

Your skin produces sebum, an oil that helps keep the skin soft and smooth, and acne occurs when dead skin cells block pores that prevents distribution of sebem and it eventually fills up with oil and a pimple is created.

Type of Pimples

- Comedones, or plugs, are pores that become blocked with blackheads. These blackheads turn dark because the pore is open to the air. Most common place to find comedones are the nose, forehead, and cheeks.

- Populopustular, also known as papules, which are smaller, red pimples that are a little painful.

- Nodular, also known as nodules are larger, harder, and painful pimples that are filled with pus. Unlike papules, which are close to the surface, nodules develop deeper in the skin.

Dermatologist classify acne into four grades, one being the mildest and four being the most severe.

Acne Treatments

If you have the first two levels of acne, you can usually treat it with over-the-counter products that contain benzoyl peroxide. While it works, benzoyl peroxide will also dry out your face, so it's wise to use a mild moisturizer as well.

If you have the third and fourth levels of acne, then you will have to see your dermatologist for a more intensive treatment. Moderate and severe acne can cause acne scars.

Tips To Help Prevent Acne

1. Drink Plenty of Water: This is an obvious one. Water is terrific for the body and while it won't cure acne, it will help you keep your skin and body flushed from toxins. Eight glasses are preferred per day.

2. Maintain Stress Levels: We all go through stress, but when it gets to an unhealthy level, your body under goes changes which can trigger pimple outbreaks. Try to take a moment and calm yourself down.

3. Don't Squeeze or Pick at Pimples: It's hard to do, but squeezing or picking at those pesky pimples can do more harm than good. You can damage the healthy skin tissue around the pimple and make it worst.

4. Diet: While studies have never shown that eating chocolate and greasy foods triggers acne, keeping a balance diet is good to for your body and skin. Eating green leafy vegetables and fruits can help give you the nutrients to getting clearer skin.

5. Get Enough Sleep: Sleep is the king of healing. Your body needs time each day to heal. If you don't get enough sleep, it can put stress on your body and can cause acne outbreaks.

There you go with some helpful tips on helping you get on your journey to clearer skin. Remember, if you suffer from moderate to severe acne, go see your dermatologist immediately, so they can give you a more intensive treatment. It's always easy to prevent acne than to treat it.

New 23 Percent of People Indonesia Handwashing

Jakarta, It must be a simple step, it was only 23 percent of Indonesia who practice hand washing with soap (HWWS). In fact, the impact of very large HWWS reduce mortality, especially infants and toddlers.

Wash hands with soap (HWWS) is the simplest way to maintain health. Unfortunately, not many people are aware of the importance of applying these healthy clean lifestyle.

"Handwashing with soap is a simple way of preventing disease. Why is it important? First, HWWS was relatively simple, because it does not require sophisticated equipment or the vaccine, enough running water and soap. Second, the impact is very large, especially to prevent gastrointestinal infections and gastrointestinal breath, the most frequently terjaid in infants and toddlers, "said Prof. Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, MPH, Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health Kemkes, at a press conference at the House Kemkes, Jakarta, Friday (10/07/2011).

According to study data Diarrhea DG & PL, in general there was an increase of 11 percent HWWS behavior (in 2007) to 23 percent (in 2010). That is, there are still 77 percent people of Indonesia who have not applied HWWS.

In fact, this simple way to protect the health of the entire family. Prof. Tjandra explains, washing hands with soap can reduce diarrhea by 47 percent of cases, ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) and bird flu by 50 percent, and recommended for the prevention of the H1N1 flu.

When to wash hands with soap?

Prof. Tjandra reminded that people always wash their hands with soap as:

1. before meals
2. before feeding
3. Before preparing meals
4. After defecation (BAB)
5. after cleaning a

"Awareness of the importance of Clean and Healthy Behavior (PHBs) in the Indonesian society still needs to be improved and built upon in order to become a culture that, net culture," concludes Prof. Tjandra.

Lack of Sleep Can Make Mathematics sag

Sevilla, Some people believe, studied with overnight racing system can make better test scores. But specific to the field of mathematical studies, should sleep early because according to the study late nights just to make test scores drop.

This trend is observed in a study in Spain, made by scientists from the University of Granada and Junta de Andalucia. The study involved 592 students aged 12-19 years at various schools in the city of Seville, Spain.

Participants' sleep patterns were observed for a few semesters, then grouped based on the length of time sleeping during the day. The scientists then compared with observations about the participants' learning achievements in schools for all subjects.

Observations show, duration of sleep during the day greatly affect test scores, especially for the field of mathematical studies. The longer the sleep time, more baguis value of math, especially when compared with participants whose sleep kruang than 6 hours.

"This could be influenced by the nature of the subject itself, since mathematical ability is usually heavily influenced by the pattern of sleep," the researchers wrote in a report in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, as quoted from Indiavison, Friday (21/10/2011).

The study also revealed that participants who had an average sleep time ie 6-9 hours tend to get better test scores for field of study of physics. The trend in this field of study is not observed in participants who slept kruang of 6 hours or more than 9 hours.

In addition to the length of time to sleep, school performance is also influenced by sleep latency or the time needed to sleep since it first lay down. Ideal number for sleep latency according to the study was 15 minutes because it will give the most powerful influence on learning achievement.

Singles Gastric Bypass, family can catch Bony

If a family of overweight, do not rush to plan for everything gastric bypass. Just one person who underwent the operation, then the effect can be felt by one family together. This phenomenon is called the Halo Effect.

Halo is a white circle that often appears around the moon or the sun when the sky was clear or slightly hazy. Named Halo Effect because of the effects of gastric bypass patients not only felt concerned, but also by family around him.

In a recent study conducted Woodart Gavit, MD from Stanford School of Medicine, the phenomenon of Halo Effect on gastric bypass surgery is observed quite real. The people are one family member to undergo gastric bypass average weight decreased 3.5 kg in 12 months.

"Other family members experienced significant weight loss compared to before there is a gastric bypass surgery," wrote Woodart in a report in the journal Archives of Surgery, as quoted by ScienceDaily, Wednesday (19/10/2011).

For gastric bypass patients themselves, the operation that aims to shrink the stomach capacity is effectively lose weight up to 2-5 percent in the same period ie 12 months. With gastric bypass opreasi, appetite will go down and absorption is also reduced.

His influence gastric bypass surgery for other family members are not limited to weight gain. Judging from his waistline, other family members are also looking increasingly slim waistline than the original average of 119 cm to 112 cm on average within 12 months.

Lifestyle as a whole is also affected, because a family sport tends to be more diligent when there is a gastric bypass. Likewise, alcohol drinking habits, portions are decreased from average 11.4 ratas glass / month to 0.8 cups / month.