European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Effective treatment for adult acne by Jane e. Brody naw York times of Are 35 years old. Or maybe 55 and when you look in the Mirror the worst you exp Cal to see arc some wrinkles or perhaps a receding a Jijine Bui pimples ? should t they have disappeared Wilh adolescence teen agers with acne have lots at company but adults Are Alten alone among i hair of Ricer to a so afflicted. While experts estimate Hal As Man As one in four adults has some lorm of acne severe cases Are infrequent in recent years dermatologists have Matin remain Abl Progress in understanding the myriad causes at adult acne and in devising effective Rea monks Tor the vast majority of cases indeed Allan lion has been focused recently on one of the most Elf Cativo remedies for severe acne the Oral drug acc Lane the availability of the drug a derivative of Vitamin a May be restricted because it has caused venous birth defects in babies born to some women who despite warnings look the drug during pregnancy. But experts stress thai acc Tane was often used by patients who had safer alternatives and they say that there Are a Host of effective remedies that can relieve most cases of acne if diligently applied. In fact Many cases can be fully controlled by uncovering their cause and eliminating or countering the culprit an acne lesion forms in the skin s Iol to Clos of pores which Are constancy shedding cells that line their Walls normally these cells Are washed to the skin surface by an oily substance called sebum produced by sebaceous glands at the base of the follicles. In acne these glands Are Over act producing More Oil than necessary. Furthermore the lining cols do not Flake Eft easily and instead become Sticky and cling to the follicle Walls narrowing the passageway for sebum. Sebum then backs up within the pore which eventually becomes plugged. The result is a pimple either a Whitehead in which the pore is closed to he outside or an open Blackhead in which sebum Blacken upon exposure to air. Bacteria can feed on the trapped sebum producing irritating acids that cause inflammation and swelling and perhaps eventual rupture of the follicle to produce a raised red. Painful lesion. In teen agers the primary cause of acne is a combination of an hereditary predisposition and the adolescent spurt of male hormone Androgen produced by women As Well As me which stimulates the sebaceous glands. In adults causes Are More varied although hormones remain a major Factor. Women Are far More Likely to seek treatment Lor null acne bul men tend of have More severe cases. Many women who Are otherwise free of pimples often notice an outbreak just before menstrual Ion a result of he premenstrual decline in oestrogen and Rise in progesterone at menopause acne May flare up when the ovarian hormones decline precipitously but the adrenal glands continue to produce Androgen. Some women chronically overproduce Androgen which May also cause excessive hairiness a deep voice and insert Lily. Stress is another hormonally related precipitator of acne. Since undue Siress results in an increased secretion of androgenic adrenal hormones severe hard to treat cystic acne thai suddenly appears in Middle age or later May reflect an adrenal or ovarian abnormality that should a checked by a physician. Diet is rarely if Ever the cause either in adolescents or adults. However particular foods seem of aggravate acne in some people and Many experts believe the High fat american diet can increase Overall susceptibility. Women in their 20s and 30s often develop acne lesions As a reaction to cosmetics particularly troublesome Aro Greasy face creams especially when not thoroughly removed with soap and water Oil based foundations and moisturizers and even oily sunscreens All of which can clog pores or. Alan Shalita chief dermatologist Al Downs Laie medical Center in Brooklyn said major cosmetics manufacturers have worked hard to remove acne causing ingredients from their products bul some sensitive people May still react to certain products How acne attacks skin stir Aca hair Shan sebaceous gland  titty Start normally cells that Are the in Tow Sefcin � half Moldas pores in which hat May or May not a visible an washed to the surface by oily sebum from sebaceous glands. In acne the glands Ara overactive and these pores become plugged with sebum and Oak. Bacteria feeding entrapped sebum can make irritating adds the pores May swell and rupture. May mean removing a Caw such w an Ohy makeup. Treatments also include drying and peeing agents or Oral antibiotics that suppress bacteria and inflammation drugs applied to the skin include Peru Oil peroxide which Kite bacteria and try twin Best known Retton a which reduces the tendency of celts to dump together in pores. Cured by an All juice diet by Cynthia Flash " United press International w hat does it Lake to become cured of bladder cancer at age 25 and live to be Varril 74-year-old who wrestles with his Young sons and plays racquetball Tor fax from running a business juice. Apple juice Carrot juice spinach juice celery juice beet juice and even Bright Green wheat grass juice. Al least that s what Jay Kordish of Redmond wash., otherwise known As the juice Man claims. Kordish. The lather of two sons age 2 and a is a juice guru among the illness fanatics to drinks at least 1 / quarts of freshly made juice each Day along with eating a Little wheat or Oal bran and some whole fruits and vegetables. Feed your 60 trillion plus cells with juices and put fiber in your body for physiological reasons said the energetic and fit Kordish. Kordish s tile revolves around juice. When he in t making or drinking in he s Selling the machines that make in. His time is spent promoting the Metal and plastic juice Man Juicer on the Road making deals through his Bellevue office and answering Telephone Calls Al i Redmond Home. Kordish began his juice tick nearly 50 years ago when at the age of 25 he became terminally ill with bladder cancer and was Given a limited time to live. He was put on an All juice die by or. Max Gersen who ordered his patient to drink a Glass of fresh Carrot Apple juice every hour 13 times a Day. That Kordish claims cured him. And now he is trying to get the rest of the world to join him. I decided Ihen and Here to put my whole Hie and my whole heart and soul into this says Kordish who Al 5-feet-Lo inches 175 pounds looks like a grading Jack Lalanne Wilh Bushy eyebrows Kordish does t pretend juices can cure people of their diseases i can Leach you How not to Havo that tumor How not to have cancer. But i m not a doctor he said. He expounds some tenets of the american cancer tuesday june 7, 1988 society which advocates cutting lats and preservatives out of diets and eating plenty of fresh foods and grains. David Harrelson adult education coordinator Foi the cancer society in Seattle said the evidence around diet and nutrition As it relates to cancer is not firm Al this Point but some evidence is beginning to show thai certain diets May correlate la the reduction of  Harrelson said certain vitamins in vegetables Tike Vitamin c and Beta carotene found in carrots peaches apricots and Squash May help reduce the risk of cancer. He May. Through drinking this juice be falling into the guidelines of the american cancer society and through the Oats and bran fiber in his Diol is avoiding things the society says to avoid Harrelson said. But he added Kordish May be going to an extreme which the cancer Sociol does not advocate. Kordish admits no everyone is Likely logo As far As he does. I can t Slop people from eating general foods 1 can t make everyone become a vegetarian he Saj. Bul he claims his Diel. Along with regular exercise like racquetball and walking Hove allowed him to live Long and have children when most men Are Content just seeing their grandchildren occasionally. The stars and stripes Page 17