Holism: the missing perspective in curing acne for good.

[westeremma]

For most of us who have ever suffered (and probably continue to suffer) from the
wretch that is acne, we're too intimately aware of the psychological burden and
desperation that comes with it. It can be extremely painful, to say the least. And it's
in our desperate need to escape this pain that those of us who have lived with the
burden for a while have probably tried every treatment option presented to us, most
times from people and companies that have a vested interest to only "manage" the
problem rather than cure it for good.

Is it any surprise, then, that time and time again, we try so many drugs and vitamins
and creams and diets that promise to take care of the problem, only to discover
they were just that: promises, ones that were never meant to be kept!?
So, what's missing? What is it about most acne sufferers' approach to treating
their acne that gets them in trouble and disappointed time and time again?

As it turns out, most of us are usually focused only on tiny fragments of a bigger puzzle!
While, for example, there's a strong correlation between diet and acne, focusing on
what goes into your stomach alone won't be enough to cure your acne. The diet approach
-- just as it is with focusing on creams or drugs or some therapy alone-- is only a small
portion of a bigger, whole approach that's actually needed to cure acne permanently.

What's missing for an overwhelmingly majority of sufferers is a holistic approach to
treatment: the outlook (and practice) that all natural systems, including the human
body, ought to be viewed as wholes-- not just as collections of parts. Acne is a much deeper
problem than just the pimples or blackheads that appear on your face. Those are merely the
symptoms. And so while focusing on what type of cleanser you use on your face or what cream
you apply thereafter might, in some cases, manage to slow down the symptoms, it's only with a
holistic approach to treatment that acne can truly be cured.

[talkhealth]

Hi westerema - thanks for your post. Lots of health conditions benefit from being treated holistically and finding the right combination is often the key.