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Treating Acne Scars

by Jessa Wright

Though acne scarring is quite common ,in most cases there are ways to help prevent and reduce scarring.The best way to treat acne scarring is to start early and continue for as long as is necessary.

Medical Science does not know why some people get more scarring than others. But, we do know that the scarring is caused by injury to the skin eruptions. Injury is mostly caused by squeezing the blemish or by harsh rubbing with towels.

Wouldn’t it be great if doctors could determine who is most at risk for acne scarring? Then they could zero in on treatment options and take a very deliberate approach to avoiding acne scarring. Until then, acne sufferers have to treat acne with the currently available options, and hopefully avoid acne scarring as much as they can.

Acne scarring shows many different forms. For all of them, the most effective way of managing acne scarring is to prevent its occurrence in the first place.

Acne scarring seems to result from both mild and sever cases of acne, as well as from all sizes of pimples. Scarring is almost never totally avoidable,

Dermatologists frequently see patients with significant acne scarring because patients delay seeking medical attention for acne and many practitioners procrastinate over using effective antiscarring options.

Is there any easy solution to getting rid of moderate acne scarring without having to get involved in surgical processes such as dermabrasion? Not really. All solutions take diligence.

Acne scarring can never be totally overcome. It can be greatly improved with treatment that is a multistep procedure. It will take time.

Non-surgical treatments for acne scarring include: cover-up, collagenosis, injectables, topical creams and chemical peels.

Patients with active acne should not be treated for acne scarring. If you do still have acne, you will have to address clearing that up before you can pursue any treatment for your acne scarring. Acne scarring is a complex problem that is not amenable to a simple, definitive solution. Your physician should not address the scarring if the acne is active.

If you ask your doctor about the best options for treating acne scarring, surgery will probably be the top recommendation. Surgery for acne scarring is usually done on the underlying skin so you will not have any stitches or visible marks.

Don’t decide on one of the seriously exfoliating treatments the week before graduation! While they can help greatly with the reduction of pore appearance and any leftover acne scarring or other skin imperfections due to acne, t you need to know they can really make your skin look worse before it looks better. Give yourself plenty of time for those treatments.

A popular, but expensive method is laser treatments. They are performed by trained professionals, It is a controlled burning method, where a laser removes layers of skin, removing acne scarring and other impurities.

If you do still have active acne, you will have to address clearing that up before you can pursue any treatment for your acne scarring. There are cleaners you can use. What is so exciting about these facial cleansers however is the fact that they reduce redness, eliminate swelling and regenerate skin cells, all of which are essential in the removal of acne scarring.

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Frank Truth on How to Lose Weight Fast

By PHT Support

by Curt Joel

There are literally scores of people who want to lose weight as quickly as possible and of course, also as safely as possible. However, you need to bear in mind that research has shown that in order to lose weight and keep it off, you should ideally lose no more than one to two pounds of fat per week.

The biggest downfall for people striving to burn fat is that they see it as being something they only need to do once, when in fact they should be considering a complete change of lifestyle.

Essentially, most all fat loss programs which aim for permanent weight loss are based upon the very same basic principle. Generally speaking, such plans focus on reducing calorie intake in order to create a calorie deficit. What many people seem to be unaware of, is that one pound of fat is equivalent to 3,500 calories.

So to lose 1-2 pounds per week you would need to consume 500-1000 fewer calories than you currently take in – assuming that your weight has stabilized.

On the other hand, you can also choose to increase the amount of physical activity you’re engaged in order to increase the number of calories your body burns each day. Irrespective of whether you choose to consume fewer calories or whether you decide to increase to the amount of exercise you do, both will result in immediate weight loss.

Unfortunately, these are both simplistic approaches to fat loss that don’t take into account other factors like bio-individuality, hormone production, and more.

However, if you’re eager to shed fat has quickly as possible then both of these approaches which have been mentioned will allow you to see results, and what’s more, the results will be long lasting.

Of course, in order for the results to be permanent, it’s crucial that you acknowledge the fact that it requires a change of lifestyle rather than a one time effort.

Those people who have made noticeable changes to their lifestyle by including exercise in the daily routines, are in fact the ones who are most successful regarding fat loss. This is essentially because they no longer view exercise as being a chore, but instead, they see it as an opportunity to escape the daily pressures they encounter in their lives.

If you are looking to burn fat, consider making physical activity and healthy eating a part of your life. You will live longer, be happier, have more confidence, and more. The list of benefits that you will experience is too numerous to list here.

The benefits of doing daily exercise go on and on and on.

The bottom line is; if you really want to live life to the fullest, then rather than focusing on how to lose weight quickly, you should instead be thinking about a complete change of lifestyle, because that in itself will result in weight loss.

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Top Exercises For Arm Toning

By PHT Support

by Katherine Crawford M.S.

Have you been searching high and low for the best arm toning exercises? If so, you’ve probably found a lot of answers, too many answers.

There is simply an overabundance of subjective opinions on what works and what doesn’t for arm toning. Some opinions even put you at risk for injury.

So how do you decide on all the different information out there? Well, for the average woman it’s nearly impossible. If the experts can’t agree, how are you supposed to?

In response to this issue, I have decided to embark on a massive review of many different arm toning exercises. Some will be pretty, some will be ugly. Today I am going to analyze hammer curls:

1. Summary. This is an excellent exercise for the forearms that gets overlooked quite often. It’s a slight spin-off from the regular dumbbell curl and works the outer part of your biceps.

2. Technique snap-shot. Grab a dumbbell with each hand, stand upright and keep your palms facing your torso. Then, raise both dumbbells while keeping your palms facing your torso. Lower the dumbbells and repeat.

3. Common mistakes: Letting the back hunch which compromises your posture. And not keeping the palms of the hands fixed in place which reduces the effectiveness of the exercise.

4. To do or not to do: If you want toned arms ASAP and if you want to get rid of arm flab ASAP, then you shouldn’t do this exercise. It simply places too much emphasis on the forearms and not the upper arms. Your time is much better spent doing exercises that target your upper arm area. The area where the jiggle lives

That’s it for today’s review of exercises for arm toning. Hopefully, I have made your exercise search a little easier. Don’t miss my next review of arm toning exercises!

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Author Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise expert and former arm fat victim, teaches women how to accelerate arm toning. Discover how to get sexy and toned arms by exploring her blog about flabby arms now!

What are the Benefits of Strength Training?

By PHT Support

by USGSF Staff

Strength training is an important element of fitness and exercise. If you are trying to lose weight, then it is essential that you incorporate some strength training activities into your routine. Losing weight is about burning calories. It is about burning fat and one way to do that is to build your muscles. Basically the more muscle you develop the more energy you burn, resulting in greater weight loss.

Strength training does not have to be a daily grind. There are many classes or exercise programs you can follow that will help with building your muscles. Most gyms have classes like total body fitness or group power lifting. Typically these types of classes use many types of weight training equipment including:

barbells
hand weights
resistance bands
and my favorite….Kettlebells.

The typical class lasts for about an hour.

Women seem to enjoy these types of strength training classes more than men. Men typically enjoy working out the muscle groups by adding bulk. However, they do not consider adding muscle endurance. Strength training classes help to shape and tone your muscles into lean mass without the bulk. In addition, since the instructor pushes you along during the class at a very rapid pace, there is a bit of cardiovascular benefit as well. One final note about going to an instructor lead strength training class: they can ensure that you are doing the exercises with the correct form to help you avoid injury.

So you do not care for classes…that’s ok. There are many exercises that you can do from home using just simple hand weights will do just fine, and there are many strength exercises that require no equipment like the simple push-up. Find a DVD to follow along to help you with your exercise. A good program to follow will help keep you on track, motivated and more likely to do the exercises correctly.

Many people go to the gym to lift weights. Typical regimens include alternating days of upper body work with lower body work. For example, on Monday and Thursday you might work your upper body, while on Tuesday and Friday you might work your lower body. This gives the muscles time to repair and grow between workouts. Most weight lifting programs involve lifting in sets. For instance you might do three sets of ten repetitions of the exercise of your choice that has a focus on the target are you wish to improve on.

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Free Weight Loss Programs That Work

By PHT Support

by Ron C George

There are countless wellness services, diet pills and programs to help you lose weight, however, when money is tight, there are always free quick weight loss tips you can perform to save money and lose weight. Many of these free quick weight loss tips can be taken advantage of every day by just adding them into your regular schedule of activities.

Cutting out many of those foods that contain most of the calories is the first step towards a slimmer body and fat reduction: say goodbye to carbohydrates. These foods include white bread, potato chips, fizzy drinks, sugary snacks and so on. Eliminating the high carbohydrate foods will force your body to use up the already stored energy in your body, which is fat.

This will also boost up the metabolic rate and help to burn off the excess fat. Check labels to find out which foods are high in carbohydrates because to lose weight your daily intake should not be more than 10% of the daily foods you eat.

Additional free quick weight loss tips are to take up an aerobic routine of training and schedule this into your daily program. This can include a leisurely stroll around the neighborhood, a few jumping jacks, or a short jog. Any exercise that will increase the cardiac rhythm will also reduce weight by burning off excess calories. Using a mixture of exercises in a short time frame each day makes an ideal free quick weight loss idea.

If you want to start your own free quick weight loss program, write down all daily activities in the form of a chart. This will help you identify the things that have helped you lose the weight, and in the subsequent weeks, you can repeat those useful activities. Chart your daily weight, the exercises you perform and the foods you eat.

When researching food for your free quick weight loss program, don’t believe the advertising pitfall of fat-free and low fat products. Just because a product is low in fat, it doesn’t mean that it will burn calories down or that it will be good for your health.

Here is just one product example, a 6-ounce serving of yogurt that is low-fat has 120 calories. Such a desert will not make you feel less hungry but it will surely bring a huge amount of calories to the system. It is better to eat a chunk of meat that is packed full of protein than to have a small yogurt that states to be “low-fat”.

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Children – Tonsils and Tonsillitis in Children

By PHT Support

by Melinda Mahrer

Tonsils are two tissue balls located at the back of the throat. They play a vital role and are an important part of the body’s infection fighting mechanism by helping to fight germs and diseases. Tonsils deal with the germs before they reach mouth, throat, or sinuses. When these infection fighters are infected by viruses or bacteria.

The symptoms of tonsillitis are: as the time passes, eating, drinking and swallowing things become difficult. The pain can be accompanied with fever, aching and headache. The tonsils can be seen too. Just open the mouth wide open and the two masses of tissues at the either side of the throat are tonsils. They are usually dark pink in color, but when they get infected they turn red. A white or yellow coating can also be formed on the tonsils. There is an obvious change in voice as it becomes hoarser. The infected child can also develop bad breath. The infected kid can also get abdominal pain and can throw up what he eats. Tonsillitis is caused by both bacterial infection and viral infection. Bacterium known as streptococci causes infections which require special treatment.

When the child gets tonsillitis, the parent should give lots of fluids to drink. Smooth food should be consumed to ease the pain caused by swallowing coarse, crunchy, and hard food. Food like soups, ice creams, applesauce, and gelatin are a good option. Spicy food should also be avoided. A humidifier or cool mist vaporizer can be placed in the child’s room as that will make breathing more easily. The kid must be given maximum rest and complete bed rest for at least two days is recommended. The bacteria and viruses cause tonsillitis to spread by sneezing, coughing or touching. The infected child must cover his/her mouth while coughing and sneezing. A disposable tissue can be used instead of a towel or handkerchief.

The doctor inspects the tonsils using a wooden stick known as tongue depressor, which will lower the tongue, so that the doctor can have a good look at the tonsils. After that the doctor checks the ears and nose. Heartbeat will be checked. If the doctor suspects strep, he/she will take a sample of saliva from the back of the throat using a long cotton swab, which can gag up the child a bit. After a day or two the results are received. Some doctors conduct a similar test known as rapid strep test, which give results within few minutes. Antibiotics are given when the test results come positive for strep. The bacteria get killed only when the course is completed and the correct dosage is taken at correct time.

If virus is the cause of infection, there is no medicine for it and instead the body is capable of fighting the virus on its own. When the tonsils infection becomes frequent and the child finds it difficult to breath because of tonsillitis, it is recommended to get the tonsils removed. But it is the last resort after all other treatments do not do the trick, because tonsils are very important to the body’s immune system.

The tonsils are taken out by surgery known as tonsillectomy. After the surgery, the child won’t suffer from sore throat and breathing problems anymore. The surgery won’t even leave any scars. A day before the surgery, the child cannot eat or drink, to keep the child from throwing up during the operation. The operation is very short and last for only twenty minutes. Because of the anesthesia, the child won’t feel a thing during the operation. And during the surgery, the tonsils are removed using an electric cautery, which is a burning tool, or a cutting tool. After the surgery, the child is given lots of fluids and after a day soft foods can also be given. Usually it takes about two weeks to completely recover from the surgery and the child can return back to normal activities.

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