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Acne / Pimples

GOINDIS NATUROPATHY TRUST(INDIA)
Charity Registration No.845/4 dated 03.09.2003

CURING ACNE, PIMPLES,
BACKHEADS, WHITE HEADS
WITH NATRO-FOOD THERAPY

SANTOKH SINGH PARMAR

FOUNDER TRUSTEES:
Satyendra Singh Goindi, MSc, LLB, ND
Gurkirpal Kaur Goindi, BA, BEd, DPE, ND
Santokh Singh Parmar, B Arch, Dip TP, Dip LA, MRTPI, AITP, AIIA
Devinder Singh Saroya, PCS
Gurmukh Singh Girn, MSc, MCRP, AITP

GOINDiS NATUROPATHY TURST (INDIA) 

Curing acne, pimples, balckheads, wihteheads with naturo-food therapy

1.       Sometimes oil glands in the body work overtime, especially in the summer, leading to clogged pores with accumulation of dirt and grime — all of which translates into all sorts of eruptions, infections and foul body odour. Acne is particularly common during the teen years when the skin can produce lot of oil which along with dead skin cells and or bacteria clogs pores of the skin. Blackheads occur when a pore is clogged with excess oil secreted by sebaceous oil glands, dirt and dead skin cells. The combination of oil and dead cells turns black when it is exposed to the air. Whiteheads result from the clogged pores that are  not exposed to the air because the pores are  covered by the epidermis (outerskin). Pimples occur when clogged pores become infected with bacteria and oily skin releases sebum.

BENEFICIAL FOODS FOR HEALTHY SKIN

2.       Have lots of seasonal fruits, vegetables (steamed), salads, wholegrain  cereals and their sprouts, nuts and seeds, oily fish, prawns. Fruits such as papaya, all berries, oranges, apples, pomegranates, grapefruit (pink), guava, banana, vegetables such as carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, bitter gourd (karela), bottle gourd (lauki), broccoli, mushrooms, cauliflower, green leafy vegetables, herbs, such as onions, garlic, ginger, mint, basil (tulsi), turmeric (haldi), fenugreek (methi), low fat dairy products (in moderation only) like skimmed milk, cottage cheese, nuts/seeds such as almonds, walnuts, pumpkins seeds, flaxseeds (alsi), fenugreek seeds (methi), wheatgerm, and adequate water intake (2½-3 litres a day and more if you exercise, are overweight and in hot weather) at regular intervals. For more information see “ SKINCARE WITH NATURO-FOOD THERAPY.”

AVOID JUNK FOODS

3.       All refined, processed, fried and fat-laden junk foods and snacks, all commercially produced foods, beverages like fizzy drinks, colas and packed fruit juices with harmful chemical additives and preservatives, three “white poison” i.e. salt, sugar and starch (maida), and chocolates should be avoided at all costs.

PRECAUTIONS

4. The following precautions will help in keeping skin problems at bay :-

                                            DIET GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY & DISEASE-FREE LIFE

There is no “best” or “ideal” diet and no “good or “bad” foods so long as you stick to natural sources. Moderation, variety and balance are the keys to healthy eating. Also, food is more than the nutrition it provides – it is also a part of the way we enjoy and celebrate life. The following diet guidelines have been prepared accordingly:-

 

  1. 1. Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle – Change the way you live each day. Fortify your immune system with regular exercise and healthy eating with natural foods. Find time to enjoy and nurture yourself with some fun, laughter, relaxation and adequate sleep.
  2. 2. You are What You Eat – Maintain ideal healthy weight. Don’t live to eat but eat to live a disease-free life as ordained by NATURE.
  3. 3. Look after Your Digestive System – Eat less in moderation and more often i.e. have 7-8 small nutritious meals and snacks (say every 2-2½ hours) instead of 2-3 large heavy meals a day. Don’t ever overeat and chew the food to a creamy state with digestive saliva containing enzymes  before swallowing.
  4. 4. Eat More Fruits and Vegetables – Include a liberal quantity of fresh seasonal  and regional fruits, raw or steamed vegetables and salads in your daily diet to fulfill 50-60% of your daily energy requirements.
  5. 5. Eat More Sprouts & Fibre – Eat wholegrain cereals and pulses, preferably sprouted, for optimum fibre and nutrition as minerals and vitamins are attached to the bran and they increase manifold on sprouting.
  6. 6. Eat Nuts and Seeds – Consume a handful of nuts like almonds, wallnuts and seeds like pumpkin and sesame regularly 5-6 times a week.
  7. 7. Eat Carminative and Digestive Herbs and Spices – Include ginger, garlic, onions, cumin seeds (jeera), fennel (saunf), aesphotida (hing), black pepper, caraway seeds (ajwain), turmeric (haldi), cardamom (elaichi), basil (tulsi), mint (pudina), curry leaves (curhi patta) in your diet and cooking.
  8. 8. Cook Vegetables Conservatively – Do not cook vegetables in lots of oil. Freshly cut and prepared vegetables should be steamed, lightly sauted or slowly stewed or stir-fried or baked but not deep-fried and overcooked at all to preserve minerals, vitamins and enzymes.
  9. 9. Never skip Breakfast – Eat a fruit instead of tea or coffee within 15-20 minutes of waking followed by a nutritious breakfast later.
  1. 10. Eat Light Dinner – Have your last meal or snack 2-2½ hours before hitting the bed.
  2. 11. Don’t get dehydrated – Drink at least 2-2½ liters (more if you exercise, are overweight and in hot weather) of water at regular intervals. If just too boring, add lemon wedges or mint leaves for flavour in the jug of water.
  3. 12. Avoid Drinking Water with Meals – Drink water about an hour before or after meals to avoid diluting the digestive juices.
  4. 13. Don’t follow Fad Diets – These diets don’t include all the food groups and nutrients and these never work in the longterm. Mantra is to simply eat healthy.
  5. 14. Avoid the Three White Poisons –  Excessive intake of Sugar, Salt and Starch (Maida) and their products should be avoided as far as possible.
  6. 15. Totally eliminate Junk Food from Your Diet – Avoid fat-rich, refined, processed and fried junk foods and beverages like colas and fizzy drinks laden with harmful chemical additives and preservatives.
  7. 16. Detox Yourself – Go on a detoxification diet only of fruits and vegetables and their juices to get rid of toxins after every two weeks.

Santokh Singh Parmar

Naturo-Food Therapist & Lifestyle Consultant

Mobile: +91(0) 9815922330

Websites: www.naturofoodtherapy.org & www.foodtherapy.org

MAY 2009

Note: The above information and advice and indicative remedies are not a substitute for the advice, your doctor or naturo-food therapist may give you based on his/her knowledge of yourself.