Do you sin?
Curing acne naturally can be tough. Many acne sufferers make it even more difficult by committing these three cardinal sins: going to acne forums for advice, not thinking holistically and instant gratification.
Going to acne forums for advice
Let me tell you a cooking story. Mary, John and Mike set to make mashed potatoes.
Mary remembers a recipe so her mashed potatoes taste quite good. She just forgot to add salt. As typical bachelors Mike and John never ventured beyond microwave and have no cooking experience. Mike forgets the whole thing on the stove and burns it. John confuses potatoes with carrots.
As you can imagine none of the three mashed potatoes taste good. Mary reads that adding salt often makes dishes taste better. And like magic her mashed potatoes taste good.
With glee she tells Mike and John that salt makes mashed potatoes taste good. And they add it to their dishes.
Did the mashed potatoes Mike and John made now taste good?
I’ll let you be the judge of that.
You may think that has nothing to do with acne.
Funny enough acne forums are full of cases like that.
A fellow comes and screams on top of their voice that they finally found a cure for acne and want to share it with the world. Nothing bad with that. I applaud their efforts to help fellow acne sufferers.
Yet they often do more harm than good.
The supplement or the regimen they used often corrected an imbalance in their body that lead to acne.
Excited by this fellow’s discovery you run into your local health store and put your hard-earned money on the counter to get the supplement. And what happens?
Nothing.
Zits still stare back at you from the mirror. Desperation sinks in and you again feel that there’s nothing you can do help yourself. Until you hear the next loud voice full of hope.
So the cycle continues. You keep spending your money and riding on emotional roller coaster.
Which brings us to the next mistake.
Not thinking holistically
Fact: you can’t tell what’s behind your acne. Acne is a complicated disease and it’s not possible to pin it down to one or few simple causes.
There’s only one way to cure acne naturally that works for everybody and every time.
But let’s return to cooking. As you know Mike’s and John’s mashed potatoes are beyond salvation. The only way for them to get great tasting mashed potatoes is to start over. And this time with a good recipe.
When it comes to acne many of us have burned our mashed potatoes badly. No amount of dabbling with supplements or special regimens helps. You have to start from a clean slate.
First you have to clean the pots and pans. Meaning to get rid of toxins and other garbage that’s creating havoc. The next step in getting rid of boils naturally is to rebuild your health. Bit by bit and putting in all the ingredients.
Instant gratification
The Dip is an excellent book by Seth Godin. It’s about the obstacles and barriers you have to defeat before you reach your goal. The dip is in front of any goal worthwhile aiming for. You can count clear skin into that category.
But when it comes to getting rid of boils you are constantly bombarded with quick and easy solutions.
When I look at the way acne products are sold I can’t help to think of weight loss products. Everybody knows that those weight loss pills and fad diets don’t work. Besides those who want to loose weight.
It’s possible to lose weight and keep it off. And it’s also possible to get rid of acne – naturally and permanently. The only thing it takes is a plan to follow, patience and some hard work.
It won’t happen instantly and it’s not available through infomercials.
