Deluxe
2005-03-05, 07:13 AM
Hi everyone,
I have not normally been a severe acne sufferer but as of late, I have. When I was in high school I had light acne, and poor eating habits. In college college my acne got worse, especially after I started taking contraceptives. After two children I have had really bad acne.
Off and on I have been taking a multivitamin and MSM, I have finally (duh) noticed that when I start taking these supplements new breakouts are non-existent. I take a multivitamin because during pregnancy I was told I was slightly anemic, which tends to run in my family no matter how balanced our diet is. I was taking MSM for my hair.
So after figuring this out, I did a search and found some information that coincides with what I believed. I feel so silly now, this should have been obvious to me, but I guess I had to figure it out for myself.
I posted this because I figured that maybe some of you ladies might have a vitamin defiency also. Let me know what you think. I have posted three brief articles.
This vitamin for acne guide is designed to help you safeguard your health and mitigate common nutritional deficiencies in acne sufferers of all ages. I have provided links to recommended daily allowance tables so you can check whether the recommended amounts are within the tolerable upper limit for your age. Unless you are prescribed by a qualified practitioner, do not exceed the tolerable upper limit for any mineral or vitamin for acne.
Acne researchers have indicated that people with acne have low levels of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid belonging to the omega 6 family.
Udo Erasmus, a respected authority on essential fatty acids, attributes acne to a combination of several nutritional deficiencies as well as an overconsumption of saturated and altered fats (trans fats, hydrogenated fats as from fried food and margarines).
Vitamin for Acne Recommendations
Vitamin A, vitamin e, vitamin c and zinc are particularly important vitamin for acne that often showing up as a deficiency. Other non vitamin antioxidants can also help. So MSM (natural sulpher) is an excellent choice for problem skin. Indeed it is often used by people without acne who just want to maintain or improve the condition of their skin.
Vitamin A taken at greater doses than the recommended daily allowance should only be done under qualified supervision, and should not be done by pregnant women.
Daily essential fatty acids are strong vitamin for acne recommendations - 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil, supplying the omega 3 fatty acids, (or the equivalent in grams in capsules - about 6g or 6 x 1g capsules) and 2g of omega 6, or omega 6 derivative oils, like evening primrose oil.
Zinc - 30 - 80 mg daily.
Vitamin C - 3000 - 5000 mg daily.
Vitamin E - 400IU daily.
If taking a good multi vitamin for acne (which is recommended so you get a balance of b vitamins and other nutrients), subtract the amount supplied in your multi vitamin and take additional vitamin e and c and zinc as required.
If you are taking any antibiotics with your vitamin for acne, make sure you take a good acidophilus supplement to repopulate the good bacteria in your bowel. It will help prevent thrush and other problems.
http://www.vitaminstohealth.com/vitamin-for-acne.html
Vitamin deficiency...
...signs to look out for!
Vitamin deficiency is a real problem and like you, I'm concerned about the lack of vitamins and minerals in our daily foods.
If you feel that you might be deficient in something or other, here's a useful guide to warning signs of mineral and vitamin deficiency. I've compiled it from a number of sources.
The skin
Much of what is known about skin deficiency comes from animal studies. Naturally, this does not always translate to human skin. But increased doses of vitamin A have been shown to be extremely useful with many skin irritations, including psoriasis, eczema and acne. Interestingly, hard, stippled skin (sometimes called 'toad skin') has been attributed to vitamin deficiency but may also be a result of polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency.
Wounds that fail to heal quickly and scar tissue that is consistently painful is, it has been suggested, a sign of vitamin E deficiency.
Purple patches under the skin (known technically as 'purpura') may reflect a Vitamin K deficiency.
Hardened pimples, appearing over hair follicles, particularly on the calves and buttocks, may indicate vitamin C deficiency.
A lack of pyridoxine causes scaly and dry skin and excessive loss of body hair. Redness of the moist surfaces of the body can also indicate a lack. Scaly, pigmented dermatitis sometimes occurs around the neck, forearms, elbows and thigh.
Riboflavin deficiency often manifests as cracking lips and angles of the mouth, scrotal and vaginal dermatitis, and mouth and tongue ulcers.
A localised, scaly, shedding dermatitis in infants is regarded as a symptom of a lack of biotin.
http://www.leehopkins.net/articles/health/vitdeficiency.html
Women, Girls, Toddlers Still Don't Get Enough Iron
By LEE BOWMAN
Scripps Howard News Service
Despite an increased number of nutrition programs and foods fortified with iron, millions of American toddlers, adolescent girls and women remain iron deficient or even anemic, according to a study released Wednesday.
Researchers found that 9 percent of children 1 to 2 years old experience iron shortages in their diets, based on blood samples, with about 3 percent suffering from anemia.
Nine percent to 11 percent of adolescent girls and young women were found to be iron deficient, with anemia found among 2 percent to 5 percent.
A team headed by Anne Looker of the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., made the estimates based on a survey of the health and nutrition status of nearly 25,000 people between 1988 and 1994.Their findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"Our data indicate that iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are still relatively common in the United States among women of childbearing age, particularly those who are black or Mexican-American, poor, with 12 or fewer years of education and with four or more children," the researchers said.
Iron deficiency, which in anemia is coupled with a low level of hemoglobin in the blood, can cause numerous health problems, including impaired immunity, temperature regulation, energy metabolism and work performance.
Although still termed "quite common," the iron-deficiency status of toddlers is much improved from earlier surveys that found as many as 64 percent of babies deficient. Toddlers who become anemic have been found to frequently suffer motor-skill impairment.
Looker and her colleagues said the improvement is likely due to widespread use of iron-fortified formula and better preparation of baby foods with iron that toddlers can more easily absorb.
Even so, the deficiency rate means that at least 700,000 toddlers remain iron deficient and some 240,000 suffer from anemia, the researchers said.
Based on the most recent Census data, 7.8 million women and teens of childbearing age are iron deficient, with 3.3 million suffering from deficiency anemia.
The researchers found that iron deficiency declined in children 3 to 11, with only about 1 percent suffering from anemia. Similar iron-deficit rates were noted among teenage boys and young adult men, with the incidence only slightly higher among middle-aged and older men
http://www.peekaboo.net/archives/cat13/3.html
I have not normally been a severe acne sufferer but as of late, I have. When I was in high school I had light acne, and poor eating habits. In college college my acne got worse, especially after I started taking contraceptives. After two children I have had really bad acne.
Off and on I have been taking a multivitamin and MSM, I have finally (duh) noticed that when I start taking these supplements new breakouts are non-existent. I take a multivitamin because during pregnancy I was told I was slightly anemic, which tends to run in my family no matter how balanced our diet is. I was taking MSM for my hair.
So after figuring this out, I did a search and found some information that coincides with what I believed. I feel so silly now, this should have been obvious to me, but I guess I had to figure it out for myself.
I posted this because I figured that maybe some of you ladies might have a vitamin defiency also. Let me know what you think. I have posted three brief articles.
This vitamin for acne guide is designed to help you safeguard your health and mitigate common nutritional deficiencies in acne sufferers of all ages. I have provided links to recommended daily allowance tables so you can check whether the recommended amounts are within the tolerable upper limit for your age. Unless you are prescribed by a qualified practitioner, do not exceed the tolerable upper limit for any mineral or vitamin for acne.
Acne researchers have indicated that people with acne have low levels of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid belonging to the omega 6 family.
Udo Erasmus, a respected authority on essential fatty acids, attributes acne to a combination of several nutritional deficiencies as well as an overconsumption of saturated and altered fats (trans fats, hydrogenated fats as from fried food and margarines).
Vitamin for Acne Recommendations
Vitamin A, vitamin e, vitamin c and zinc are particularly important vitamin for acne that often showing up as a deficiency. Other non vitamin antioxidants can also help. So MSM (natural sulpher) is an excellent choice for problem skin. Indeed it is often used by people without acne who just want to maintain or improve the condition of their skin.
Vitamin A taken at greater doses than the recommended daily allowance should only be done under qualified supervision, and should not be done by pregnant women.
Daily essential fatty acids are strong vitamin for acne recommendations - 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil, supplying the omega 3 fatty acids, (or the equivalent in grams in capsules - about 6g or 6 x 1g capsules) and 2g of omega 6, or omega 6 derivative oils, like evening primrose oil.
Zinc - 30 - 80 mg daily.
Vitamin C - 3000 - 5000 mg daily.
Vitamin E - 400IU daily.
If taking a good multi vitamin for acne (which is recommended so you get a balance of b vitamins and other nutrients), subtract the amount supplied in your multi vitamin and take additional vitamin e and c and zinc as required.
If you are taking any antibiotics with your vitamin for acne, make sure you take a good acidophilus supplement to repopulate the good bacteria in your bowel. It will help prevent thrush and other problems.
http://www.vitaminstohealth.com/vitamin-for-acne.html
Vitamin deficiency...
...signs to look out for!
Vitamin deficiency is a real problem and like you, I'm concerned about the lack of vitamins and minerals in our daily foods.
If you feel that you might be deficient in something or other, here's a useful guide to warning signs of mineral and vitamin deficiency. I've compiled it from a number of sources.
The skin
Much of what is known about skin deficiency comes from animal studies. Naturally, this does not always translate to human skin. But increased doses of vitamin A have been shown to be extremely useful with many skin irritations, including psoriasis, eczema and acne. Interestingly, hard, stippled skin (sometimes called 'toad skin') has been attributed to vitamin deficiency but may also be a result of polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency.
Wounds that fail to heal quickly and scar tissue that is consistently painful is, it has been suggested, a sign of vitamin E deficiency.
Purple patches under the skin (known technically as 'purpura') may reflect a Vitamin K deficiency.
Hardened pimples, appearing over hair follicles, particularly on the calves and buttocks, may indicate vitamin C deficiency.
A lack of pyridoxine causes scaly and dry skin and excessive loss of body hair. Redness of the moist surfaces of the body can also indicate a lack. Scaly, pigmented dermatitis sometimes occurs around the neck, forearms, elbows and thigh.
Riboflavin deficiency often manifests as cracking lips and angles of the mouth, scrotal and vaginal dermatitis, and mouth and tongue ulcers.
A localised, scaly, shedding dermatitis in infants is regarded as a symptom of a lack of biotin.
http://www.leehopkins.net/articles/health/vitdeficiency.html
Women, Girls, Toddlers Still Don't Get Enough Iron
By LEE BOWMAN
Scripps Howard News Service
Despite an increased number of nutrition programs and foods fortified with iron, millions of American toddlers, adolescent girls and women remain iron deficient or even anemic, according to a study released Wednesday.
Researchers found that 9 percent of children 1 to 2 years old experience iron shortages in their diets, based on blood samples, with about 3 percent suffering from anemia.
Nine percent to 11 percent of adolescent girls and young women were found to be iron deficient, with anemia found among 2 percent to 5 percent.
A team headed by Anne Looker of the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., made the estimates based on a survey of the health and nutrition status of nearly 25,000 people between 1988 and 1994.Their findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"Our data indicate that iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are still relatively common in the United States among women of childbearing age, particularly those who are black or Mexican-American, poor, with 12 or fewer years of education and with four or more children," the researchers said.
Iron deficiency, which in anemia is coupled with a low level of hemoglobin in the blood, can cause numerous health problems, including impaired immunity, temperature regulation, energy metabolism and work performance.
Although still termed "quite common," the iron-deficiency status of toddlers is much improved from earlier surveys that found as many as 64 percent of babies deficient. Toddlers who become anemic have been found to frequently suffer motor-skill impairment.
Looker and her colleagues said the improvement is likely due to widespread use of iron-fortified formula and better preparation of baby foods with iron that toddlers can more easily absorb.
Even so, the deficiency rate means that at least 700,000 toddlers remain iron deficient and some 240,000 suffer from anemia, the researchers said.
Based on the most recent Census data, 7.8 million women and teens of childbearing age are iron deficient, with 3.3 million suffering from deficiency anemia.
The researchers found that iron deficiency declined in children 3 to 11, with only about 1 percent suffering from anemia. Similar iron-deficit rates were noted among teenage boys and young adult men, with the incidence only slightly higher among middle-aged and older men
http://www.peekaboo.net/archives/cat13/3.html