Entries from December 2007 ↓

I mentioned briefly in my last post about acne and how different it can be for teenagers and adults. I can’t stress how important this is. If you’re an adult and you suffer from acne, please don’t attempt to treat your acne in the same way that you did when you were a teenager. Also please shut your eyes when you see an advertisement on TV or on the Internet about miracle acne topical creams, lotions and potions that are supposed to be for teenagers.

The fact is, if you’re over 25 and you suffer from moderate to severe acne, then you’ll either have a large amount of stress in your life, or some kind of hormonal imbalance from pregnancy, or going on or off the pill. To properly fix your acne, you will need to fix the cause of the problem. This means, removing the stress from your life or balancing your hormones through diet and natural supplements.

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I know it’s been forever since I’ve written a post to this blog – but there have been a couple of good reasons.

As the year began to come to a close, I started to relax into my "new" life and I guess finally allowing myself to relax brought along with it self realisation and a good deal of shock and stress. Although on the scale of things this year hasn’t been that bad, for me it’s been the hardest year of my life. Since the day my boyfriend and I split up after over eight years, it’s been a roller coaster ride of change. I feel as though I’ve left my old life behind me. I moved into a new house, bought all new furniture, found myself a bunch of new friends, discovered blogging, yoga and meditation, changed my job and dreamt up a whole new set of plans for the future It’s all been great but also a bit of a shock to me, someone who’s normally used to everything being pretty ordinary.

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