Acne! Would you prefer to prevent them or treat them?

We all knew what acne is all about, so let’s not waste too much time discussing them. We would like to bring your attention on something that we find weird with regards to acne (jerawat) and would like to hear your opinion on it later.

Basically there are just too many books, journals and articles on acne. Most of them are talking about the same thing over and over again for God knows how many generations. Hence, it is not surprising that anybody down the street could tell you in great details what causes or triggers acne. Let us skip all the teeny weenie details out of the picture and we should come out with the following 8 major causes or triggers of acne:

• Hormonal activities such as menstrual cycles and puberty
• Stress
• Hyperactive sebaceous glands
• Bacteria clogging skin pores
• Accumulation of dead skin cells
• Bacterial infection in the skin pores that causes allergy
• Skin irritation Allergies

We all knew that, aren’t we? The question that bothers me most at the moment is why we still have people looking for cures or treatments on acne when you all ready have all the necessary information to help you prevent them in the first place?

Let us take a look at how people in Asia especially those from China, Japan, India and Korea are tackling this issue. They too knew all about the factors that causes and triggers acne. The only difference is that they are using such information to seek prevention not looking for cures or treatment. Asians are very traditional; hence it would be quite easy for them to do this. Asians are very particular on a lot of things. Every Asians grew up under strict upbringing by their elders. They avoid certain types of food; consume a lot of traditional herbs or spices and so on. Their elders also stressed upon the importance of having a stress free life for longevity. This has been passed down through many generations! I personally view Asian cultures as ancient wisdoms. You would understand why in a moment.

I got a question for you. Have you ever wondered why Asian Chinese, Indian, Korean or Japanese have clear skins and glowing complexions? The answer is because they have been taught by past generations to live on healthy eating habits and so forth. Since they have been taught ever since childhood, the culture has now become their daily habits and they would stick to them until they themselves have children of their own. Then the whole teaching and learning process would start all over again, very much maintaining the old tradition and culture. The point is that our forefathers all ready knew about acne or any other type of skin diseases and they have found ways of preventing them long time ago! Asians who believe and follow their old system secretly acknowledged the wisdom behind their strict tradition and culture. It is indeed a treasured ancient wisdom!

Western folks may find this hard to believe since their culture has nothing that closely resembles Asian’s. But what if the western folks adjust their way of life in a way or two so that prevention of acne would be more of the agenda of the day? I know that this would not be easy for western folks especially when their world is more towards commercialization rather than tradition. I have noticed this many times before but I wonder whether western folks realized it too. Let us take a look at any of the products that supposedly cures and treats acne especially those that you can buy from shops and pharmacies. Do they come with tips and pointers on acne prevention? Of course not! Big corporations are spending millions on research and development and they are banking on you not knowing about the actual truth! Hence, you would end up spending hundreds and thousands of dollars on curing and treating acne over and over again! Sad isn’t it?

Traditional Asians who knew the secrets are not fond of this so called modern clinical cures and treatments for acne. Traditional Asians knew that our face is very delicate and sensitive. Hence, we do not approve of the current modern practice of dabbing active chemicals or elements such as Benzoyl Peroxide, Tretinoin, Accutane or Sulphur to our face. While it may solves your acne but have anyone wondered about the consequences and complications? Is having deep scars on your face are the trophies that you would like to have as reminders of your victorious battles against acne?

Enough is enough! I strongly recommend those who suffer from acne to look for ways of preventing acne instead of curing and treating them. If you have any Asian friends that lived by their old traditions, go and ask them all about their way of life and customs. Learn more about their eating habits and find out what type of food you should avoid. Don’t forget to learn how they relaxed themselves too since it would help you in handling stress better.

Now that you know there are cultures and traditions in the world today that has acne prevention well coded into their system, which approach would you prefer to undertake in fighting acne? Would you prefer to prevent or continue seeking treatments for acne? Please place your vote here.

Updated on the 26^th of October 2007:

Folks!

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