Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Rosacea Cured With Vitamin B

People have always turned to Mother Nature for assistance with their physical sicknesses. It is a well known fact that a properly maintained, healthy body possesses an amazing ability for self-healing and reducing the potential for new illnesses.

However, the human body is a vast and highly complex machine and we still have much to learn about how it works and reacts to various medications, natural or synthetic.

This is the case with regard to vitamin B and its use in the treatment of acne rosacea and other dermatological conditions. It has led to a large number of studies; some results seemingly conclusive, some not, all of them still regularly debated and discussed.

Just like the body it serves to protect, vitamin B is a complex and complicated substance. Unlike most other vitamins, it exists in several forms, all of which have different purposes. These include:

  • Vitamin B1, an antioxidant which can also assist blood circulation
  • Vitamin B2, helps the skin retain moisture
  • Vitamin B3 is involved in circulation
  • Vitamin B5 helps to reduce stress
  • Vitamin B6 is used to maintain a healthy immune system

All of these vitamin B derivatives work in harmony with each other and a surplus or deficiency in one can lead to fluctuating levels in others.

It is this that has forced medical professionals to question whether treatment of acne, rosacea, eczema or other skin conditions with vitamin B is actually of any real benefit or value and whether it does answer the eternal question how to get rid of acne for example...

Taking 8 to 10 grams of vitamin B5 a day to treat rosacea is 1600 times the recommended daily allowance. This excess will in turn lead to lower levels – deficiency – in other B vitamins which will cause additional health problems in itself.

Generally, the only occasion for increasing one B vitamin without upsetting the levels of others is if an actual deficiency exists. In such a case, simply taking the extra vitamin needed to take it back to the recommended amount is all that is required.

Vitamin B, in its various forms, is found in most foods which is why a deficiency is actually quite rare. With this, and the complex nature of vitamin B, it is important to talk to a doctor or dermatologist before embarking on any treatment to ensure you are helping and not hindering your body.

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