SOS pimples!
Also for a pimple we run to ask for help to the cell phone? Maybe it's exaggerated, but it's there! For the past few months you can find out through an app what is good and what is bad to eat in case of acne.
This is a project carried out by the US company Northwestern University, whose researchers have developed an iPhone app that, based on the results of official scientific research, tells users if a food is good or bad for the skin.
From technology to book train or cinema tickets, to diet and calories technology, the app to meditate and the app for sports and finally for the skin: here we are in the era of subcutaneous pre-microcip!
Where is "Diet & acne"
In the case of the telematic tool, the researchers highlight the fact that the health information that comes from the applications is not always official, verified and based on scientific evidence, as this new app is.
The app is called "Diet & acne" and can be downloaded for free from iTunes . According to data collected in the app, the appearance of acne has been associated with the consumption of dairy products, particularly skimmed milk, whey protein, omega 6 fatty acids and foods rich in sugars.
Foods that contain substances with an antioxidant action and fiber have instead been associated with one reduction of bothersome pimples that mainly affect adolescents.
From the grandmother's remedy to the remedy-app
The times have passed in which the grandmother told of being grown drinking fresh yeast of fasting beer to make the skin beautiful: now the mum or dad looks directly for an app to tell his 15 year old son what is good and what is bad to eat in case of acne!
As doctors point out, it is beyond doubt that growth and hormones have their weight on the production of sebum and therefore on the predisposition to acne of every single young person.
But nutrition is also important, as is everyday life (drinking plenty of water, exercising, sunbathing properly, not smoking), and perhaps, even with a good nutrition education, you can teach your children directly what does it well and defeat the pimples and what feeds its appearance instead .
Here is what to put on the table:
- Foods that do well and counteract acne : fiber, legumes, artichokes, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, walnuts, hazelnuts, Brazilian nuts, soy, almonds, smoothies and fresh fruit centrifuges, cherries, apples, melons, oranges, tomatoes, strawberries, carrots, spinach, broccoli, olive oil, oats, brown rice, figs, green tea
- Foods are bad and feed acne : too much chocolate, fries, cow's milk, sugary drinks, fruit juices and softened beverages not naturally, industrial baked goods and refined white sugar in general, sausages, too much salt, alcohol, white bread, refined white flour, potatoes and fries.
