The skin around the eyes require a different type of treatment than most other skin on your body. This is due to the lack of thickness and the sensitivity of the skin around the eyes. It’s also right in the vicinity of those two very useful, very sensitive balls of nerves we call eyes. Read more...
Archive for February 15th, 2009
Acne is a well-known and well researched condition and has been for years yet the dermatological world still disagrees on exactly what causes acne and how it can be cured. Patients all over the world are still being handed treatments that are sub-optimal for getting rid of acne. Drugs like roaccutane that clearly do not attack the root cause are being used as a way of covering over acne. This article is my thoughts on why this is irresponsible and how we should be looking for more holistic methods to remove the cause rather than simply covering up the symptoms. Whilst not all dermatologists would agree, I’m pretty convinced from years and years of experimentation and research that acne has a definite correlation with toxicity in the body. What I mean by that is aE” when toxicity levels are high, you’ve got more chance of having spots or other bad skin conditions. The reason why it’s so hard to treat acne is because the cause of elevated toxicity in the blood is so widespread. For instance someone may have high toxicity in the blood from their diet aE” perhaps they’re eating foods that they are mildly allergic to, while another person may have high toxicity in the blood from a mercury tooth filling. There isn’t a test that can be done that will tell you for sure where your toxicity is coming from. Read more...
