Treatment of Acne

HOME REMEDIES TO TREAT ACNE

                     About the time girls and boys enter puberty, acne may strike. Acne (acne vulgaris) goes by many names: zits, blackheads, pimples, bumps, blemishes, and more. Adolescence marks a time of hormonal surges, including an abundance of male hormones from the adrenal gland. Among other actions, these hormones increase the skin’s oil production. If the pores to the oils glands become clogged, localized inflammation and infection—redness, swelling, and pus—can result.

                      In ancient Greece and Egypt civilisations, sulphur was used to treat acne. Abundantly available, sulphur was prepared by early alchemists in the form of a cream to improve conditions such as acne and other skin ailments.

GREEN TEA WASH

1 green tea bag

Preparation and Use: Brew a cup or small bowl of green tea. Let cool to the touch. Apply to the affected area with a clean cloth. Tea is astringent, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial. It is found that a 2 percent green tea lotion reduced acne.

ESSENTIAL OIL LOTION

2 drops pure tea tree or lavender essential oil

1 teaspoon (5 g) Aloe Vera gel

Preparation and Use: Blend the tea tree essential oil with the aloe gel. Dot the mixture on blemishes using a cotton swab or clean finger. Tea tree and lavender are both anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial. Lavender smells nicer and can be applied without dilution. Aloe Vera is also anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial. In addition, it reduces discomfort and speeds healing. Topical applications of 5 percent tea tree oil gel have been proven as effective as benzoyl peroxide (Oxy-5) and other commercially available products.

ESSENTIAL OIL FACE SPRITZER

½ cup (120 ml) Witch Hazel

½ cup (115 g) Aloe Vera gel

20 drops Lavender essential oil

Preparation and Use: Place the ingredients in a clean spray bottle and shake until combined. Mist over your face. This is a soothing and reviving elixir. Witch hazel extract, which you can find in most drugstores, is an astringent. It can be used alone to gently clean the skin. It also tones the skin and decreases inflammation. This mixture stays good for one week.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WASH

½ cup (120 ml) water

2 tablespoons (28 ml) Apple Cider Vinegar

Preparation and Use: Pour the water and vinegar into a small, clean bowl. Stir to combine. With a cotton swab or cotton ball, dab the diluted vinegar on each blemish. (Use one swab or ball per blemish to keep infection from spreading.) The application may briefly sting, but that should soon stop. Apply in nights for best results. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which is an antiseptic and helps regulate skin acidity.

Warning: Because undiluted vinegar may irritate the skin, always start with a 1:8 dilution of vinegar to water (e.g., 2 tablespoons [28 ml] of vinegar to 1 cup [235 ml] of water) and build up to 1:4 and, if possible, to vinegar only.

YOGURT HONEY MASK

¼ cup (60 g) plain yogurt

1 tablespoon (20 g) honey

2 strawberries

Preparation and Use: In a small bowl, blend the yogurt and honey. Mash the strawberries and fold into the yogurt mixture. Pull back your hair and wash your face with warm water. Use a cotton ball to spread the mask onto your face. Recline for 10 minutes while the fruit and milk acids do their work. Wash with cool water and pat dry with a clean towel. Yogurt contains lactic acid and strawberries contain several fruit acids, primarily citric acid. These acids help remove dead skin cells and unclog pores. Honey is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant.

Note: Alternatively, dab on straight honey, allow it to dry, and then rinse.

PINEAPPLE REFRESH

1 fresh pineapple

Preparation and Use: Slice away the sides of the pineapple, separating the fruit from the rind. Set the fruit aside in a bowl. Rub the inside of the rind on your face. Mash a single slice of pineapple and rub it onto your face. Let the pineapple juices work for about 15 minutes—while you enjoy eating the fruit. Wash your face and pat it dry with a clean towel. Repeat weekly as needed. Pineapple contains an anti-inflammatory enzyme called bromelain and fruit acids (mainly citric acid), which gently exfoliate the skin, unblock pores, and dry excess skin oil. (A number of over-the-counter anti-acne products contain a type of fruit acid called alpha-hydroxyl acid.)

Warning: Do not apply pineapple to your skin if you’re allergic to it. If you develop any redness or irritation, stop.

BITTER GREENS SALAD

½ cup (28 g) fresh dandelion greens

½ cup (10 g) arugula

½ cup (20 g) radicchio

½ cup (25 g) endive

½ cup (150 g) fresh or canned artichoke hearts

Preparation and Use: Tear the greens into bite-size pieces. Slice the artichoke hearts. Mix all the ingredients together in a salad. Add other favourite vegetables but avoid adding ingredients with sugars, which may cause skin flare-ups. Be creative with this natural cleanser by trying greens you’ve never used before. Bitter foods stimulate the liver, the organ that breaks down hormones and many other chemicals so they can more easily be cleared from the body.

HERBAL STEAM BAG

1 quart (946 ml) water

1 tablespoon (2 g) crushed dried calendula (also called pot marigold) flowers

1 tablespoon (2 g) dried elderflowers

3 drops lavender essential oil

Preparation and Use: Bring water to a boil in a kettle. Put the calendula flowers and elderflowers in a large, heatproof bowl and add the water, covering the flowers. Add the lavender oil and stir to combine. Lower your head over the bowl and cover it completely with a towel. Allow the steam to work for 15 minutes or until it abates. Rinse your face with cool water. Calendula and elderflower have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Note: You’ll find dried herbal flowers in bulk at most health food stores. Also, although calendula (Calendula officinalis) also goes by the common name of pot marigold, it is not the same as marigold (Tagetes erecta, T. patula, and other species). This herbal remedy can also be used as a soothing facial anytime you need it.

FACT OR MYTH?

Myth: Masturbation causes acne. It doesn’t. Neither does how much or how little sex you have. Another is that acne vanishes at the end of adolescence. Although that’s true for many people, blemishes continue for some people into middle age. Another myth is that poor hygiene causes acne. That belief can drive people to scrub their face repeatedly, which only further irritates the skin.

Popping a pimple will help it heal. Hands off! Pimple popping makes the blemish look worse and can leave a scar.

Fact: Exercise is good for your skin. Yes! It improves circulation, making your skin healthy and vibrant. Rinse your face immediately after strenuous exercise because the salt and bacterial build-up can cause an outbreak if not washed away.

LIFESTYLE TIP

Eat whole grains, whole fruits, vegetables, and legumes—all complex carbohydrates that create a relatively slow, steady rise in blood sugar. Studies show eating foods that quickly elevate blood sugar (white bread, pasta, white rice, juices, and sweetened foods and beverages) increases acne. It is found that a low-glycaemic diet, which better controlled blood sugar, improved acne.

WHEN SIMPLE DOESN’T WORK

1.     Check your stress level. Severe acne is associated with psychological stress, though it’s hard to distinguish chicken from egg because acne can generate distress. It is known, however, and that taking medicine derived from the stress hormone cortisol (e.g., cortisone and prednisone) can trigger acne.

2.     Most doctors say diet has little bearing on acne. A few studies and anecdotal reports, however, link pimples with drinking milk and eating fried foods, potato chips, and sweets. To that reason, we recommend you eliminate junk foods, minimize dairy, and emphasize vegetables, fruits, and fish. Stick to lean cuts of poultry and meat. Notice whether a more wholesome diet improves your complexion.

3.     If you’re a woman, you might like to know that some studies show that extracts of chaste tree berries reduce premenstrual acne. You can find herbal extracts at natural food stores.

If the above gentle treatments don’t work, see your doctor.

Treating Sleep Disorder

How to deal with Sleep Disorder?

Most people don’t recognize the potential adverse effects on personal health and public safety. They struggle through the day, unaware that sleeping more might erase their persistent fatigue and malaise. It doesn’t help that relatively few doctors ask their patients about the quality and quantity of their sleep.

Many people also cling to the myth that they can train themselves to get by on less sleep or to work at night and sleep by day. Not so. The brain tightly orchestrates our sleep-wake cycle, as well as other daily, or circadian, rhythms. Humans are diurnal. Light syncs our nervous and hormonal systems. Few of us can fully adapt to working the night shift. The perils of sleep deprivation are serious and include the following:

1.                Excessive daytime sleepiness (your main warning sign you’re not getting enough sleep)

2.                Impaired mental function—spotty attention, concentration, memory, and alertness

3.                Impaired physical function—clumsiness, diminished reaction times, and diminished agility

4.                Accidents—due to impaired mental and physical function and falling asleep during a task

5.                Inability to deal with stress and a sleep deprivation- induced rise in stress hormones

6.                More pain, including tension headaches

7.                More inflammation, which can aggravate inflammatory conditions, such as asthma and arthritis

8.                Flagging social skills

9.                Irritability

10.          Increased risk of work burnout, depression, and anxiety

11.          Reduced alcohol tolerance (plus, sleep deprivation can impair your skills on par with alcohol intoxication)

12.          Weight gain (due to hormonal shifts and changes in behaviour)

13.          Poor blood sugar control; increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease

14.          Diminished quality of life what can you do to feel more rested?

Make sure you allow plenty of time to sleep. Keep in mind that it often takes 15 to 30 minutes to fall asleep. If you need 8 hours of sleep to feel good, allow yourself at least 8.5 hours in bed. Otherwise adopt what’s known as good “sleep hygiene.” This sort of housekeeping entails the following practices:

a.                      Establish regular hours to go to bed and wake up—seven days a week.

b.                     Keep naptimes short (no more than 30 minutes) and limit them to once a day.

c.                      Exercise daily, but avoid vigorous late-night exercise (stretching is fine).

d.                     Eat a light dinner, but consider a bedtime snack if you notice low blood sugar jolts you awake in the night.

e.                      Avoid excessive amounts of alcohol and stop drinking entirely within a few hours of bedtime. (Alcohol may make it easier to fall asleep, but disrupts sleep later in the night.)

f.                       Skip caffeine in the late afternoon and evening. (It takes an average of five hours to clear half of the caffeine from the blood.)

g.                     Nix the nicotine. (It’s a central nervous system stimulant.)

h.                     Use your bed only for sleep and sex (no working, bill-paying, or arguing).

i.                       Create a cosy sleep environment—quiet room, comfortable mattress, good pillows, enough covers to keep you warm but not sweaty, shades to block street lights and dark cloths over digital clocks, charging electronic devices, LED lights.

j.                       Establish a soothing bedtime routine (a warm bath, candlelight, music, pleasure reading, stretching, breathing exercises, meditation, or prayer).

If you feel irresistibly sleepy during the day, close your eyes. Research shows that power naps improve productivity. If you can’t, exercise briefly. A brisk walk outdoors can temporarily refresh you. Inhale a plant essential oil that’s associated with brain alertness, such as peppermint, eucalyptus, lemon, or rosemary. Caffeine definitely increases alertness. Choose beverages that naturally contain caffeine (green tea, black tea, or coffee), rather than sodas or energy drinks. To avoid insomnia, resist consuming them in the late afternoon or evening and also refrain from adding sugar to them. More sensitive people have to curtail caffeine intake after lunch.

Remedies for stress overload

Some tips for restoring your equanimity:

Stress overload fuels most of diseases afflicting modern humans. Even children and teens aren’t immune. A stressor is anything that activates a person’s stress response.

1.                Make a list of what’s going right.

2.                Write down three sources of stress you’re able and willing to change.

3.                Identify ways you have reasonable control over those situations. If the commute to work makes you feel hassled, would you feel more relaxed on public transportation? What if you left earlier or later? Can you work at home some days?

4.                Check in with your thoughts. Are they contributing needlessly to your sense of stress? How can you put a positive, but realistic, spin on them? If the inner chatter sounds like, “I’m so stressed. I can’t handle this. I’m freaking out,” stop. Try, “I have a lot to do. It will take time, but I can do it. Right now, I’m going to do this one task.”

5.                Exercise every day. Physical activity is a great way to let off steam. Solutions that eluded you at work or home may suddenly become clear.

6.                Learn to say no. For some of us that’s not easy. You may need to figure out why you feel so responsible. Give someone else a chance to rise to the occasion.

7.                Schedule time to unwind and to play. That’s not the same as television time. Learn to relax and enjoy yourself. You’ll be a better person for it. Sleep eight hours a night. If you don’t, you’ll add to your stress load. See the next chapter for tips.

8.                Treat yourself. Get a massage, practice yoga, take a dance class, and soak in a hot tub. If co-workers, friends, or others try to schedule things during those times, tell them you have an appointment.

9.                Get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation activates the stress response.

10.          Eat a whole-foods diet. Junk food activates the stress response. Take time to leisurely prepare and savour a meal. Put flowers on the dinner table. Notice how much better this approach feels than gobbling a sandwich in the car or at your desk.

11.          Seek social support. Hug someone. When you do, you release an antistress, bonding hormone called oxytocin.

12.          Spend time in nature. You needn’t drive to a national park. City gardens and parks do just fine. Put a plant on your desk. Watch trees, birds, and squirrels outside your window. Gaze at the stars. Jump in a pile of leaves. Make a snow angel. Natural environments reduce stress and enhance overall well-being. Ready access to green spaces can buffer the negative health effects of stressful life events.

13.          Pet a friendly animal. Science shows it reduces stress.

14.          Manipulate your senses. Soften the lighting. Listen to soothing music. Wear fabrics that comfort you. Surround yourself with peaceful colors—green, blue, and pink. Infuse the air with calming plant essential oils (lavender, orange, jasmine, or any other scent that makes you feel relaxed and happy).

15.          Learn to meditate. Try mindfulness meditation (paying attention to the present moment) and recitation of a mantra (a repeated sound). Numerous studies show that regular meditation reduces perceptions of stress, decreases stress hormones, reduces the risk of many stress related diseases, and helps people become less reactive to potential stressors. You’ll find short meditation exercises throughout the book.

16.          Breathe. Slow, deep breathing immediately turns up your parasympathetic nervous system and dials down the sympathetic nervous system. Even though the autonomic nervous system is also called the involuntary nervous system, you do have some control over it.

17.          Stay optimistic. Believe that things will improve. Make that possible.

Effects of chronic stress

We often reward a harried, overworked lifestyle and regard the low-grade, chronic stress that comes with it as normal, even admirable. The truth is, however, that chronic stress overload can shorten your life and ruin your health. It strains every organ system, contributing to many diseases and aggravating others. It reveals the vulnerabilities to diseases. (Stress finds your Achilles’ heel.) Coping with stress in maladaptive ways, such as skipping meals, abusing alcohol, and becoming a workaholic, accelerates the downward spiral.

Here’s an incomplete list of the potential downsides of chronic stress:

1.                Increased appetite (more people overeat than undereat when stressed), with a tendency to select sugary, fatty food

2.                Weight gain (preferential deposition of fat in the abdomen, which raises the risk of a number of diseases)

3.                Increased inflammation

4.                Depressed immune function (often manifesting as more colds and faster progression of hiv infection)

5.                Insomnia (which further drives up stress hormones)

6.                Irritability, moodiness, and, eventually, apathy

7.                Impaired learning, concentration, and memory

8.                Increased sensitivity to pain fatigue

9.                Dampened libido (sex drive), impaired erectile function, lower sperm counts, and irregular menstrual cycles

10.          Increased risk or aggravation of chronic diseases

11.          High blood pressure

12.          Heart disease

13.          Diabetes

14.          Metabolic syndrome (a constellation of signs indicating risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes)

15.          Peptic ulcers (stress contributes but doesn’t directly cause them)

16.          Irritable bowel syndrome

17.          Gastroesophageal reflux disease (heartburn)

18.          Anxiety

19.          Depression

20.          Allergic and autoimmune condition (stress contributes to inappropriate immune system responses)

How to Avoid Angioplasty and Heart Stroke

एंजियोप्लास्टी और दिल के दौरे से बचने के लिए क्या करें

Required materials and their Upiyogita:

Ginger (ginger juice)

                 The blood is diluted.

                  It reduces pain burned up to 90% natural way.

Garlic (garlic juice)

                  It contains allicin element reduces cholesterol and BP.

                  He opens the heart blockages.

Lemon (lemon juice)

                  It contains antioxidants, vitamin C and potassium blood clear.

                 The immunity (immunity) increase.

Apple vinegar (apple cider vinegar)

                 There are 90 elements which is open all the body's nerves, stomach and fatigue closer clear.

Use the method:

                One cup lemon juice, ginger juice, garlic juice, Apple Cider Vinegar. Mix four juices and cook on sim flame/heat till the juice remains 3 cups. Keep the medication in a clean and sterilized airtight bottles and be sure to refrigerate it. Now you add 3 cups honey and mix it properly. Again Keep the medication in a clean, sterilized, airtight bottle in cool and dry place (best place it in Freeze not freezer).

                 Take 3 teaspoons of this medicine on an empty stomach every morning to get rid of the blockages very soon.

Special advice to patients:

                 Since most people have heart attacks when they are alone, and feel difficulty in breathing. They seem to be unconscious and they have just few seconds to save themselves. In this condition, coughing/tussis sharp could keep them normal. Each long breath should take before a sharp cough/tussis and so cough and spit comes out fast from chest. Until the help does not come the process can be repeated again and again.

                 Sharp coughing/Tussising after a deep breathing increase Oxygen in the lungs, causing contracting heart fast and maintaining blood flow normal.

                 Most of the patients are under the care of specialist and expert advises for such emergencies and have some quick relief medicines. But often they are immediately out of reach and impact in the 2-5mint takes time. In that case the above advice can save lives.

In Hindi

आवश्यक सामग्री एवं उनकी उपियोगिता:

अदरक (ginger juice) -                  यह खून को पतला करता है।
                 यह दर्द को प्राकृतिक तरीके से 90% तक कम करता हें।
लहसुन (garlic juice)                  इसमें मौजूद allicin तत्व cholesterol व BP को कम करता है।
                 वह हार्ट ब्लॉकेज को खोलता है।
नींबू (lemon juice)                  इसमें मौजूद antioxidants, vitamin C व potassium खून को साफ़ करते हैं।
                 ये रोग प्रतिरोधक क्षमता (immunity) बढ़ाते हैं।
सेब का सिरका ( apple cider vinegar)                  इसमें 90 प्रकार के तत्व हैं जो शरीर की सारी नसों को खोलते है, पेट साफ़ करते हैं व थकान को मिटाते हैं।

उपयोग विधि: 
                एक-एक कप नींबू का रस, अदरक का रस, लहसुन का रस, सेब (एप्पल) का सिरका लें. चारों को मिला कर धीमीं आंच पर गरम करें जब 3 कप रह जाए तो उसे ठण्डा कर लें. अब आप उसमें 3 कप शहद मिला लें. इस दवा को किसी साफ हवाबंद बोतल में रख लें.

•                  रोज इस दवा के 3 चम्मच सुबह खाली पेट लें जिससे सारी ब्लॉकेज शीघ्र ही खत्म हो जाएंगी।

रोगियों को विशेष सलाह:

                 चूँकि ज्यादातर लोग दिल के दौरे के वक्त अकेले होते है बिना किसी की मदद के उन्हें सांस लेने में तकलीफ होती है. वे बेहोश होने लगते है और उनके पास सिर्फ 10 सेकण्ड्स होते है. ऐसे हालत में पीड़ित जोर जोर से खांस कर खुद को सामान्य रख सकता है। एक जोर की सांस लेनी चाहिए हर खांसी से पहले और खांसी इतनी तेज हो की छाती से थूक निकले. जब तक मदद न आये ये प्रक्रिया दो सेकंड से दोहराई जाए ताकि धड्कण सामान्य हो जाए.
                 जोर की साँसे फेफड़ो में ऑक्सीजन पैदा करती है और जोर की खांसी की वजह से दिल सिकुड़ता है जिस से रक्त सञ्चालन नियमित रूप से चलता है.

                 जादातर रोगी विशेषज्ञ की देख-रेख में होते है और उनके पास ऐसी आपात स्थिति के लिए विशेषज्ञ सलाह भी होती है और कुछ तुरंत राहत देने वाली दवाइयां भी. मगर अक्सर ये तुरंत पहुँच से दूर होती हैं और असर करने में 2-५मिनट वक्त लेती हैं. ऐसी स्थिति में उपर्युक्त सलाह जान बचा सकती है.