obstructing our pores and producing new flaws. Cleaning help gets rid of all the day's residue from our skin and assists our topical medications to penetrate much deeper. Some cleansers are particularly developed with elements like salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide, which are particularly to kill the germs that trigger acne. We especially like the Obagi CLENZIderm line, and the SkinCeuticals Clarifying Cleanser. It's important not to overdo it either-- cleaning our faces too often, or with…
naturopathic treatments. According to Dr. Pat Bradley of Dogs' Health, the best method of treating yeast is to prevent the conditions where yeast can thrive. Once the symptoms manifest themselves, dogs can be treated by creams containing chlorhexidine, benzoyl peroxide, or sulphur.…
Antimicrobial resistance has long been a topic of research due to the increase prescription of antibiotics. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, antimicrobial resistance is defined as a microbe’s ability to change when exposed to antibiotics and allow them to resist the effects1. This causes the antibiotics to be unsuccessful in treating bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance happens when a bacterium has the ability to survive against antibiotics causing a selectivity for the…
Perfection: Do We Need an Epi-Do-Over? Perfection is the disease of a filter-dependent, self conscious generation of teenagers. They obsess over having flawless hair, flawless bodies, flawless teeth and flawless skin, but they are never able to truly escape their flaws. Imperfection is inevitable, but many people are not content in accepting that reality, especially adolescents struggling with puberty and acne. In a nation that is entirely consumed by the obsession of perfection, the Epiduo…
Oily skin: how I dealt with it Oily skin: the one thing in life that seemed impossible to get rid of when I was a young teenage boy entering the awkward stages of puberty. And it didn’t help that I fitted the ‘oily skin’ criteria: Asian? Check. Lives on the equator? Check. Going through puberty? Check. Screwed? Check. It plagued my life no matter what I was doing. Whenever I woke up, my face was drenched in oil and if you managed to touch it you would notice how briskly your fingers slid off…
Annually 225,000 deaths are attributed to iatrogenic diseases (Journal of Patient Safety). In Chapter 8 I will teach the one meal a day philosophy. Misinformation #2: Bread is healthy and good source of carbohydrates Bread is really good if it is unleavened just like the bread used during the time of Jesus Christ. It was not chemically and highly processed. It has high fiber. Fiber is a material found in barn. Our bread before was all whole wheat and it was healthy. Actually, fiber comes into…
PATIENT NAME: Steven Garcia SEX: Male AGE : 12 YO D.O.B: CHIEF COMPLAINT: “Really bad right knee pain” x 1month HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This 12 year-old, adolescent male presents today to pediatric practice complaining of “really bad right knee pain” that has been going on for 1-month month but has worsened to the point where patient had to stop playing soccer during school gym class today which prompted current visit. Patient rates pain as an 8 out of 10 and states that it is…