The New York Times story today paints encouraging scenario where major diseases like colon
cancer, dementia and heart diseases are waning in wealthy countries with
improved diagnosis and treatment facilities.
Of course, these diseases are far from gone. They still
cause enormous suffering and kill millions each year. But it looks as if people
in the United States and some other wealthy countries are, unexpectedly,
starting to beat back the diseases of aging. The leading killers are still the
leading killers —cancer, heart disease, stroke — but they are occurring later
in life, and people in general are living longer in good health. Even cases of hip fractures are declining and some
reports find nearly 20 per cent decline in dementia incidence per decade,
starting in 1977.
A recent American study, for
example, reports that the incidence among people over age 60 was 3.6 per 100 in
the years 1986-1991, but in the years 2004-2008 it had fallen to 2.0 per 100
over age 60. While heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the
United States, killing more than 300,000 people a year, deaths have fallen 60
percent from their peak. The usual suspects: Better treatment, better
prevention with drugs like statins and drugs for blood pressure, and less
smoking, are, of course, helping drive the trend.
At the same time, other reports do
not suggest decline in cases relating to skin disorders like skin cancer, acne, psoriasis and many
others. According
to CDC reports, nearly 13 million people are exposed to harmful chemicals
mainly in work related conditions. There are no hard data regarding number of
skin disorder cases as a result of exposure to harmful ingredients in the skin
care products or cosmetics. These are equally risky as these are not mentioned
on the labels of the products, and most of the consumers do not feel immediate
adverse impact.
Among the main reasons is the fact
of dermal absorption of risky ingredients when these penetrate from the outer
surface of the skin both into the skin and into the body. Studies show that
absorption of chemicals through the skin can occur without being noticed immediately.
These enter the blood stream and cause long term health problems, including
skin disorders.
Talking of acne problem, one of
the main skin allergy types, Herbally Radiant has found that application of
cosmetics with harmful ingredients is among the main reasons. To help acne sufferers, Herbally Radiant worked
on a special formulation for long, and after finding excellent results in
tests, launched its CLEAN range Cleanser, Toner and Serum with most effective
natural ingredients that are skin-friendly, especially for sensitive and
acne-prone skin. Mixing organic ingredients with Tea Tree EO in CLEAN formulations
has been an amazing success in finding the best natural beauty product.
Medical experts also recommend
healthy diet to supplement the treatment. They advise avoiding, for example,
high-glycemic foods. “The high-glycemic diets, or diets loaded with things that
turn into sugar quickly, can trigger acne,” Dr. Farris says. “Chocolate and fried, fatty foods have also
been shown to flare acne. Limit foods which have high levels of iodine: iodized
salt, fast foods, sea vegetables, kelp tablets, milk and shellfish. Evaluate
for food sensitivities, which can cause
flare-ups of acne and need to be avoided,” Dr. Jacknin advises.
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