Diets , skin care and acne treatments reviewed.

I do believe that you’re never too young to start leading a healthy lifestyle and following an anti-ageing diet. Prevention is always better than cure. Once you’ve done the damage, there’s no food that can bring your skin right back to its former glory. You may have partied hard in your 20s, but this is a good decade to start thinking about minimizing the effects of ageing.

For many women, their 30s are the busiest times of their lives. You are really coming into your own now: careers are taking off, families are started and begin to grow. Everything’s a bit more grown-up, with a little more pressure but you still take it all in your stride.

- In their 30s, women lose 150-175g (5-60Z) of muscle mass a year and can gain the same (if not more) fat mass instead because their bodies burn energy 2-4 per cent more slowly. Weight-bearing exercise, like brisk walking or yoga, can combat this.

- Keep working on those bones. This is the most important time to stockpile calcium for future bone health – in the 40s and beyond the body’s ability to absorb calcium declines and women may suffer 2 per cent bone loss per year.

- Skin starts to become drier as the oil glands become less active.

- Fluid retention can increase caused by fluctuating hormones and blood sugar imbalances brought on by stressful lifestyles and erratic eating habits.

- Cell renewal slows down, so our skin begins to lose that glowing, plump and youthful appearance.

- The battering from damaging pollution and UV rays from the sun begins to make its mark; the collagen fibres in our skin start to breakdown under the on slaught and more fine lines develop.

- Dieting can still have an ageing effect on our skin; the layer of fat just below the surface of the skin helps plump out the wrinkles to give a youthful appearance. When you lose too much weight, that cushioning (and therefore anti-ageing) layer of fat disappears as well.

- The delicate skin round the eyes begins to thin and swollen eyes take longer to go down.

- Be careful how much you drink. As well as increasing your blood sugar level which is bad for skin, it can also turn your hair grey. Alcohol drains certain B vitamins, which can preserve youthful hair colour, from the body.

Zeno is a very different kind of acne treatment system. It is a hand held electronic device that can be used in the home treatment of acne. The Zeno device is portable, easy to use and comes with rechargeable batteries. You can use it to treat painful acne swellings and inflammation.

Ingredient

The Zeno device can benefit acne sufferers who are allergic to the main chemicals used in conventional acne treatments. This device does not use any harsh chemicals such as Benzoyl peroxide so is a practical solution to acne treatment for sensitive skin.

How does It Work?

Acne occurs when pores become clogged with dirt and sebum. This creates the ideal environment foe bacteria to develop and grow. These bacteria can irritate the skin and cause painful acne swellings and lesions to occur. It can be very difficult to treat acne lesions with topical medicines once they have occurred as the bacteria can hide deep in the swelling.

The Zeno device is a form of heat therapy. Bacteria and microorganisms are not very heat tolerant and can only exist in certain conditions. The Zeno device works by gently heating the acne swellings to a set temperature. This is a safe process that creates a heat shock response in the bacteria responsible for the acne swellings. These bacteria cannot cope with additional heat and quite literally ‘self destruct’. This is a very effective way to eradicate the bacteria causing acne swellings and allow the skin to heal much faster and more effectively.

Results

The Zeno device is very easy to use. All you need to do is carry out a few two to three minute treatments which are spread over 24 hours. There are no harsh chemicals to use and you can see visible improvements to pimples, spots and acne swellings in just a few hours. Typically only one treatment session is required to treat acne swellings and there are no known side effects. You should take care not use this device on sensitive areas around the nose, eyes and mouth.

The Zenmed Derma Cleanse System is a combination of several treatments that are designed to cleanse, treat and moisturize skin affected by acne.  Acne is a common skin condition which can be very difficult to treat.  It is important that as well as targeting the cause of acne that you also ensure the skin is soothed and moisturized.  This helps to aid natural healing and prevent the scarring and skin damage that acne spots can cause.

Ingredients

Zenmed is a holistic approach to acne treatments and combines powerful natural and synthetic ingredients design to protect and heal.

How Does It Work?

The Zenmed Derma Cleanse System combines three treatments that are design to target painful acne breakouts and prevent them from reoccurring in the future.  These three steps are as follows:

1. Facial Cleansing Gel – this powerful gel works to break down the dirt and oils blocking pores that cause spots.  The gel will also work to eliminate the bacteria that can irritate the skin and cause it to become irritate and inflamed.  This helps to prevent painful acne spots from occurring.
2. Derma Cleanse Acne Gel – this get soothes and moisturize skin and also help the natural healing process.  This is a powerful treatment that can support the skin and prevent any scarring resulting from the painful acne swellings.
3. Derma Cleanse Capsules – these natural supplement capsules have been designed to work with your body to balance systems and ensure that toxins are removed naturally from the body.  When the body’s systems are out of balance this can trigger acne outbreaks to occur.  By making sure the body is operating normally these capsules can help to treat acne from the inside and prevent it from occurring in the future.

Results

This treatment system takes from four to six weeks to show results so you do need to stick with the treatment regime until it starts to take effect. Zenmed is one of the leading acne treatment systems available and can also help to treat other skin conditions such as Rosacea.  There are many testimonials from satisfied customers to show that this can really work to treat acne.

The 30s are all about juggling your responsibilities. If you’re not careful, work and family pressures can take over, leaving you with very little time for yourself. If you end up stinting on exercise and taking shortcuts with your diet you will only add to soaring levels of stress-which increases the free radicals in your body responsible for speeding up the ageing process.

-         Eat fruit and vegetables; at least five fresh portions a day (which is the recommended minimum) to ensure you get enough anti-ageing vitamins and minerals in your diet.

-         Plan ahead: find fast meals that don’t come in a packet; baked fresh fish (ideally oily fish like salmon or trout), steamed vegetables and a jacket potato are just as speedy to serve up as a TV dinner.

-         Go easy on the salt and fill up on potassium-rich foods such as bananas, grains, potatoes and dried fruit that will help combat cellulite and fluid retention.

-         Plenty of water won’t add to fluid retention; it will keep you hydrated, healthy and young looking. Drink 2 litres a day.

-         Vitamin A is known as the moisturizing vitamin so make sure your diet is rich in vitamin A foods (such as eggs, carrots, cabbage, pumpkin, sweet potato, apricots, mango, spinach, peppers).

Because men produce more of the sex hormone androgen, the middle and lower layers of their skin are thicker, making them less prone to wrinkles and other signs of ageing. They also have added protection from the extra oil in their skin generated by testosterone. When testosterone levels begin to fall, which can happen from 35 onwards, men start to show more signs of ageing. Women also tend naturally to have more fat, and the difference just keeps widening with age.

However, there is good news for women as far as hair is concerned. Although women’s hair thins to some degree after the menopause (when they lose the female hormone oestrogen and produce more testosterone), early baldness is still very much a male phenomenon, as is the abundant extra growth of hair in the nostrils and ears, to say nothing of those bushy eyebrows.