The genome of the bacteria called propionibacterium acnes can be found on the surface of everyone's skin. Acne flair-ups are the result of the way bacteria blocks the pores. The bacteria then cause the pimple to become red and swollen. In some cases it could lead to painful lesions. The outbreak of acne has been the cause of embarrassment for many teenagers throughout their adolescent years.
Many of the 17 million Americans who suffer from acne are adults.
While many people associate acne with poor hygiene and diet, doctors claimed that these two factors don't play a role in the condition. Scientists have hope that this genetic blueprint could hold the key to finding more effective drugs with fewer side effects to treat acne.
Experts stated that many people underestimate the social stigma and self-consciousness that come with having acne.
Houston Chronicle August 16, 2004
Propionibacterium acnes is the bacteria that lives in the skin and is a major cause of acne. Why is this important? Well as most of you know acne affects four out of five adolescents worldwide, as well as many adults with chronic forms of the disease.
I certainly was afflicted as a child and adult and all because of ignorance of basic human health principles. I had no idea that grains and sugars are the primary reason why most suffer with acne. One certainly would not understand this from reading the medical literature, as there isn't a peep about it. Nearly every time diet is mentioned in a discussion of acne, it is emphasized that diet plays no role.
How absolutely ridiculous. Yet I, like many others, had to suffer because the "experts" didn't even understand the basics of health and nutrition.
The article does, however, provide an excellent summary of what is known about the bacteria that "causes" acne. (Probably, the article was originally conceived when news about the gene sequencing of the bacteria was first published in Science.) The interesting observation here is that no amount of knowledge of the genetics of the bacteria is going to help treat the disease because that will only result in expensive Band-Aid solutions designed to "control" the bacteria.
The real "cure" is to change one's diet to one based on one's nutritional type. Eliminating grains, sugars, sweets, potatoes and corn help radically improve acne in most that do so. This will create an environment that does not allow the bacteria to grow. I sure wish I knew what I know now when I was younger as I could have saved myself so much grief as acne is one of the easiest and most responsive problems to treat without drugs.
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