Herbal Remedies on How to Avoid Age Spots.
Preventing Age Spots.
Age spots are also termed Liver Spots, Lentigos, and Lentigines.
How To Identiify Age Spots:
Age spots appear as dark brown or black spots.
Age spots produce no color change when exposured to sun.
Age spots will appear as areas of dark pigmentation on the skin, similar to
freckles.
Age spots often appear in people during mid-life.
Age spots are generally widespread in people with fair skin. Age spots can
appear anywhere on the skin, but they will appear mainly on the hands, the
forearms, the legs, and the face; as these areas are usually exposed to the
sun.
Sunscreens do not provide satisfactory protection from certain elements of
the sun’s rays that cause age spots. Sunscreen as a rule blocks the UVB rays,
but not the UVA rays. The UVA rays penetrate the skin where the new skin
cells are formed, and damage the skin causing it to produce brown pigments
that act as natural sunblocker to deter any more harm. This is the main
cause of age spots, and they do not not merely appear with age.
Herbal Remedies Preventative Care for Age Spot
Take 25 milligrams of mixed carotenoids on a daily basis, beginning 8-10 weeks prior to exposure to summer sun. Also take approximately 2,000 milligrams of Vitamin C, and 800 IU of Vitamin E, on a daily basis.
The Healing Process:
The simple but, usually costly, way to deal with age spots is to apply cosmetic creams that have alpha-lipoic acid, licorice extract, or topical vitamin A derivatives, or vitamin C, straight to your skin. At times these treatments show visible results in a few weeks, although skin lighteners can in fact cause skin darkening, particularly any made with hydroquinone.
Yellow and orange vegetables and fruits and plant-based products containing alpha-calowestmake, beta-calowestmake and gamma-calowestmake the skin far less susceptible to the sun. This is a cheaper form of treatment, but it can also be very effective.
Also high levels of sugar in the bloodstream can sugar-coat collagen with a proceedure known as glycation. Glycation also causes cross-links in the collagen framework of the skin, making it less suttle, susceptible to wrinkling, and harder to relieve inflammation, and that contributes to the formation of age spots. Drinking sufficient amounts of water, and keeping hydrated, all during the daylight hours will lower the concentration of sugar in the bloodstream and reduce the skin damage caused by glycation.
Are The Ancient Healing Ways Still Valid?
There is a balance between industries and common every day folks across all walks and aspects of life. There is no doubt about it, big corporations have become very powerful. They have developed influence in the political arena as part of their power structures.
Therefore in one camp is the power of the mechanists, those who manufacture drugs in laboratories. Perhaps, as some rumours would have it, they work a bit too closely with government agencies. These agencies should be non-biased, but it appears that they may be compromised. With such power, these companies, can spend huge amounts of money on research and get things approved that some may argue should not be approved. To make up for these research costs, they overcharge consumers with outrageious prices. They always seem to rack up major profits.
Yet, the natural remedies that currently exist have no such champion with big purse strings. In fact, many of the big prescription drug remedies are nothing more than concentrated, synthetic copies of compounds that naturally exist in nature.
So, therefore, regular remedies that grow in the forest, desert or perhaps even in one’s backyard can’t get the stamp of approval from this unnamed government agency, as a substance that is proven to have this or that effect on health. It’s rather funny when you think about it. But then, nature was there before any government and nature will be there after. Interesting isn’t it? Nature doesn’t seem to require government approval.
The tighter the grip becomes the more slips through the fingers. The balance of power is definitely too far to one side. Yet, what is happening on the other side? Old books, alternative healers, folk wisdome, old remedies, oral traditions are all still there,even if they have been forced underground. But they must emerge. As the current greedy power structure gets more greedy, more people will be forced to turn to alternatives, simply because they cannot afford what has been forced upon them any longer. Today, the cost of treatment is growing beyond the capabilites of the average person.
On the other hand, there are folks who plain don’t realy care about the current power structure, they just plain believe in the old and natural way of doing things. Some are extremely well versed in these natural methods. They follow that way because it just makes sense to them!
Disclaimer: This article is definitely not intended to provide advice, diagnosis or treatment for any health problem at all. If you have or think you might have a health problem, you must consult your doctor for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products mentioned in this article. This article is for information purposes only.
The Healing Power of Nature: We Must Not Forget….
There is a balance between industries and common every day folk across all walks and aspects of life. There is no doubt about it, big corporations have become very powerful. They have developed influence in the political arena as part of their power structures.
Therefore, you have an industry that manufactures drugs. Maybe, as rumour has it, they have wrapped their arms around a certain government regulatory agency. Who knows? With this power, they can spend money on research and get ‘approved’ by this regulatory agency. Then they can market their prescription medications for outrageous prices.
Yet, the natural remedies that currently exist, such as healing remedies, have no such champion with big purse strings. In fact, many of the big prescription drug medications are nothing more than concentrated, synthetic and slightly different copies of compounds that naturally exist in nature.
So, therefore, regular remedies, like herbal health remedies, that grow in the forest, desert or perhaps even in one’s backyard can’t get the stamp of approval from this unnamed government agency, as a substance that is proven to have a positive effect on health.
It’s rather funny when you think about it. But then, nature was there before any government and nature will be there after. Interesting isn’t it? Nature doesn’t seem to require government approval.
But we spoke of a balance a few moments ago. The power definitely seems to rest on one side of the equation. But what is happening on the other side? Alternative healers, old books, and folk wisdom passed down through the ages are still out there and from them, many people learn to apply natural healing methods (that don’t have that big stamp of approval from an authoritarian agency) to solve their health problems. Because the costs of getting ‘official’ treatment and officially approved prescription meds now make the cost of getting said treatment beyond the reach of many.
In other cases, some people just know about simple things that work and they seem to work better, cost less and cause less trauma to the human body when implemented than the results derived from going through ‘official’ channels. If you are a person who doesn’t have unlimited wealth, what way are you likely to go?
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Embrace and preserve the natural healing choices that have alway been with us.
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Disclaimer: This article is for information and entertainment purposes only. It does not intend to render advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have or think you might have any health problem whatsoever, visit your physician for advice, diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products in this article.