Acne and Constipation

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Do you eat healthy foods, but still have acne?

What Causes Constipation and there is a connection from acne and constipation?

Diet is important for a glowing complexion, but it must be used in conjunction with proper elimination of toxins from the body.
If the colon and liver have an abundance of toxins, they overpower the nutrients that are ingested into the body.
If you have no toxins in your system, then you wouldn’t breakout.

In the simple terms, the skin is an eliminatory organ. If the colon isn’t working properly then it’s not able to properly eliminate toxins.
Without colon cleansing, regardless of how much good nutrition, sleep, and exercise you incorporate into your health routine, you will still get acne and scars.

You can find many colon cleanse programs on the web but personally, I apply the “Internal Salt Water Purge Method”.
This method will cleanse the entire digestive tract while colonics and enemas only reach a part of it.

Directions: prepare a full quart of luke-warm water (empty juice bottles work great) and add two level teaspoons of Celtic Sea Salt. Drink the entire quart of salt water first thing in the morning. This must be taken on an empty stomach. The body quickly eliminates the salt out of the body, taking impurities and toxic with it. The salt causes purging of the system resulting in major bowel movements. The salt water has the same specific gravity as the blood, so the kidneys do not pick up the water and the blood cannot pick up the salt. This flush can help clean the toxins and built up waste products out of your digestive tract. The end results are better, more effective digestion through a cleaner less toxic digestive tract.
Since this flush is not harmful to the body and your body cannot become dependant on the salt water, like it can become dependant on chemical laxatives, this flush is safe to use as often as needed.
This method works great for me!

The flush costs less than some store bought colon cleansing products but if you don’t like it, i suggest you “Bowtrol Colon Cleanse“.


Bowtrol is an all natural herbal colon cleansing treatment also designed for people suffering from chronic constipation and it can safely be taken as long as needed.
Bowtrol maximizeselimination without causing loose stool or uncomfortable cramping via frequent healthy bowel movements while assisting in cleansing the vital organs and lymphatic system.
One of the main ingredients in Bowtrol is cascara sagrada, a common herbal laxative that is used in many natural colon cleansing products. It is derived from bark and has a long history of traditional use by Native Americans. Cascara contains anthraquinones, which are compounds that trigger contractions in the colon. In other words, you feel the need to have a bowel movement. Cascara also strengthens the muscle tone of the colon walls.

Personally, I have been through terrible cystic acne and scars for many years and I researched everything about acne. I read articles, reports, clinical studies…But What is the real solution?

My conclusion is: acne must be address from multiple angles, internally and externally.

1) External treatment:

everyday use a cleanser with glycolic acid to kill existing bacteria and also aid in exfoliation. Then apply 10% Benzoyl peroxyde (adjust % by the type sensitivity of your skin). Benzoyl peroxide has an antibacterial propertie: it reduces the number of skin surface bacteria and it reduce inflammation. Then apply a good moisturizer to reduce inflammation and irritation from dryness and exposure to bacteria and sunlight.

2) Internal Treatment :

try to maintain a correct balance of intestinal bacteria with probiotic and diet. When it comes to acne, the most important thing probiotic bacteria do, is destroy harmful bacteria. Probiotic bacteria also neutralize acne-causing toxins and create an environment in your gut that is lethal to pathological bacteria. Support the growth of probiotic bacteria by taking a good probiotic supplement. Probiotics, may also boost the number of bowel movements and relieve constipation! The idea behind using probiotics for constipation is the premise that supplying the gut with healthy bacteria in the form of probiotics can help to normalize intestinal function. By promoting normal digestive function, it’s thought that bowel motility might be enhanced and the symptoms of constipation relieved.

People often neglect the fact that constipation is related to acne breakouts. Constipation is a common disturbance of the digestive tract. In this condition, the bowels do not move regularly, or are not completely emptied when they move.The most common symptoms of constipation are infrequency, irregularity or difficulty in elimination of the hard faecal matter.
Acne is a disorder of hair follicles and sebaceous glands. There are numerous causes of stimulation and inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles but certainly the production of toxic substances during catabolism and anabolism are discharged from the body through feces. The constipation or retention of solid waste or feces in the rectum for more than one or two days causes accumulation of toxins within blood. As blood must purify itself, it seeks other ways and paths to dispel the waste. Thus, blood dispels these toxins through the skin. These toxins when discharged through the skin trigger sebaceous glands and cause inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous glands. The inflammation of hair follicles restricts the sebum to discharge from the body and therefore, small bumps appear called whiteheads and blackheads.

Like constipation, acne affects people from puberty and can mysteriously reappear in the adult years. According to the American Dietetic Association, a fiber rich, and therefore acne and constipation-preventing diet, lowers blood cholesterol levels and helps normalize the blood glucose and insulin levels. Moreover, research studies have implicated both insulin resistance and cholesterol in the development of acne. To illustrate, a report in Journal of Investigative Dermatology points out that the skin can actually use circulating cholesterol to make the hormone androgen.
Androgens can cause acne lesions by increasing the amount of oil secretion on the skin. With regular bowel movements, the hair follicles and oils glands do not have excess cholesterol floating around the skin that can be used to create zit-promoting androgens.

From my personal experience, Acne and Constipation are directly related.
I realized that when I am not getting full and complete bowel movements at least twice a day, my acne will be persistent. If i am getting the desired bowel movement, my acne will be improving slowly.

I don’t know exactly what cause my acne and constipation but the following routine work for me: 1/2 teaspoon each of L. acidophilus, B. bifidum, and L. bulgaricus powders mixed together in 6 to 8 ounces unchilled filtered water, taken three times daily before meals. After a week i increase the amounts to 1 teaspoon each L acidophilus and B. bifidum powders, and 1 tablespoon L. bulgaricus.
Also consider that all fruits, except banana and jack fruit, are beneficial in the treatment of acne and constipation. Certain fruits are, however, more effective. Bael fruit is regarded as the best of all laxatives. It cleans and tones up the intestines. Its regular use for two or three months throws out even the old accumulated faecal matter. It should be preferably taken in its original form and before dinner. About sixty grams of the fruit are sufficient for an adult.
Among the vegetables, spinach has been considered to be the most vital food for the entire digestive tract from time immemorial. Raw spinach contains the finest organic material for the cleansing, reconstruction, and regeneration of the intestinal tract. Raw spinach juice-100 ml, mixed with an equal quantity of water and taken twice daily, will cure the most aggravated cases of acne and constipation within a few days.
If i follow this regimen (internal and external) steadily, i keep my acne and constipation under control!!



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