Causes of Acne Breakouts

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Mum­bai, Jan. 10 — Every bride wants to look per­fect on her wed­ding day, and under­stand­ably so. This is why for some women, the last few months lead­ing up to the big day can be most stress­ful, as they work extra hard to look good. Though a six-month prepa­ra­tion period com­pris­ing a good diet and exer­cise, skin and hair­care reg­i­men is the ideal run-up, if you face a time crunch, you could even begin just a few weeks prior to the wed­ding and still look radi­ant. Con­sis­tent eat­ing Look­ing good and feel­ing great always comes with proper nour­ish­ment and ade­quate exer­cise. Stress makes many brides-to-be either overeat or resort to fad diets to lose weight. Since both are bad for your health, just try to be con­sis­tent in your eat­ing habits. Not eat­ing prop­erly could leave you feel­ing faint and may lead to other health issues. If you’re over­weight, try shed­ding a few kilos. Your appear­ance and phys­i­cal fit­ness are linked to your self-esteem and per­for­mance. Here are a few healthy eat­ing tips: 1. Eat smaller meals more fre­quently as this is more effec­tive for weight loss. 2. Include plenty (at least 5–8 serv­ings) of fruits and veg­eta­bles in your diet since one such serv­ing is almost equal to half a cup of cooked veg­eta­bles or one cup of raw sal­ads. 3. Drink at least two glasses of veg­etable juice made from veg­eta­bles read­ily avail­able at home such as toma­toes, spinach, bot­tle gourd, mint, corian­der, etc. These help detox­ify your body and also elim­i­nate body odour. 4. Foods like gar­lic, onions and methi are good for health and have cer­tain aro­matic sub­stances that reduce armpit, mouth, urine and stool odour. 5. Include at least 40–45 gm of pro­teins in your diet. Eat foods such as fish and egg white, and dairy prod­ucts. 6. Ensure that your diet pro­vides you suf­fi­cient cal­cium. 7. Freshly squeezed orange juice is great for your skin and hair, and also pro­vides a lot of easy to digest con­densed nutri­ents to your body. Steer clear of flour 1. Avoid refined foods made from flour such as rumali roti, naan, noo­dles, etc as they make the body retain water and make you feel bloated. 2. Increase your water intake to at least three litres a day. 3. If you have acne, fol­low a low-fat diet with no more than two tea spoons of added oil in your food. 4. If you don’t already exer­cise, start now since work­outs in any form help release endor­phins, which relieve stress and keep you in good shape. 5. Ensure that you get ade­quate rest and sleep as they are cru­cial to com­bat stress. Deep breath­ing exer­cises are also effec­tive relax­ants. 6. Drink coconut water as least twice a week as it’s good for your skin and diges­tive sys­tem, and also works won­ders for your hair. 7. Get an oil mas­sage before the wed­ding, or an overnight oil appli­ca­tion or hot oil treat­ment as it reju­ve­nates and nour­ishes the scalp, stim­u­lates blood flow and encour­ages the growth of healthy hair. Also, when dry, brush­ing your hair stim­u­lates the scalp and gets rid of dead hair. Rins­ing the hair with sham­poo (mild, gen­tle ones) is good as it opens the hair scales and removes excess sebum, hair and dirt. If you plan to have a hair­cut, get it at least a week before the wed­ding to enable your hair to set­tle. 8. A cleans­ing and mois­tur­is­ing rou­tine keeps the skin free of impu­ri­ties. Above all, for an added glow, sleep for at least eight hours a day because your body does most of the skin-cleansing while you’re asleep. Cleans­ing the skin with water and using honey as a face mask opens up the pores and removes sur­face impu­ri­ties. But beware… 1. Try to avoid eat­ing three large meals a day. 2. Chicken and other meat also cause body odour if they are not digested prop­erly. So avoid these if you already suf­fer from body odour. 3. Limit your intake of or stay away from empty calo­rie foods — typ­i­cally high fat, high sugar items such as French fries, heavy desserts, fried starters and alco­hol — as they just add weight to your body with­out pro­vid­ing any benefits.

Anjali Muk­er­jee is a nutri­tion­ist and founder of Health Total, a nutri­tion coun­selling centre.

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