Saturday, December 31, 2011

Tips for dealing with the side effects of metabolic syndrome

or any one in particular.. in the last post there are pictures of the skin issues,hair issues, etc... here are some tips..

obviously first of all, get to a doctor. they will beable to help you more than anyone.

but as far as this post goes.. this is how i deal with it all:

Medications and vitamins... these arent all mine. this isthe corner ofmy kitchen.. some aremy brothers and dads.. but most are mine. even if you don't have baraitric surgery, vitamins may still be a good idea. talk to your doctor. (:

these are all of my skincare and hair products (minus my razor.. forgot to add that in the picture.. haha.) Right now i'm using a lot of clean and clear products.. but i use everything.. neutrogena, clearsil, clean and clear, drugstore brands (like cvs) etc.. and yes. that is an egg. and yes that is lemon juice in there.. and in the blue cup is sugar. and the clear tiny cup next to it is baking soda.. egg facials help with pulling out oil and naturally moisturizing your skin.. lemon juice and sugar help clearout your skin and your pores.. baking soda paste helps dry out cysts, so does white toothpaste.

there is also differin there... its perscription. ith elps dry out my skin..i need toget a perscription that helps more specifically with acne.. if you cuoldn't tell in the last posts' pictures.. my skin isn't very clear right now... it was for the longest time.. but my meds got changed around.. and i'm not on Aldactone anymore... which is what i'm pretty sure was helping that. so i need to talk to my doctors, haha. but yeah..

oil free lotion, acne wash, exfoliating wash, clearing body wash (the acne isn't always just on your face. i have it on my shoulders sometimes.) tweezers, sally hansen hairremover, hydrogen peroxide, biore pore strips.... its alot. it really is. /: i don't do it all every day, obviously.. otherwise i'd be spending hundreds ofdollars on this stuff.haha. the only things i use every day are the acne wash body wash and differin..


We just ran out. i just got a new bottle today, but it's a ph balancing 2in 1 shampoo/conditioner.. some people with thyroid issues can have really dry brittle hair.. but mine is really oily.. i literally cannot go more than 24 hours without washing it.. i'm sitting here right now, 12 hours since i took a shower.. andmy hair is already bugging me,.. but it used to be a lot worse before i tried this shampoo.


When i was 13 i had taken some makeup and hair classes... like..cosmetology classes.. you have no idea how glad i am that i did. i have a lotof makeup and hair products.. i do other peoples makeup and hair sometimes, along with my own... my flat iron, curling iron, aveda and aussie hair products, and whatever cheap makeup i can find at a drugstore realllllyyy kinda save me.. you can see in my last post,my skin is pretty terrible.. patchy.. some oily some dry, acne, hirsutism... well.. this is what i look like after i pack on some makeup.. :P


you can still see some of the acne.. but it's not as red.. i'm really pale. so my blood pressure raises the slightest bit, and my face gets really red.. but the makeup helps hide it.. this is just for my skin.. nothing extra. normaly when i go out i look like this:

But that's just me. haha. anyways. back to tips. one more.

I don't have a picture for it, but layering.. clothing wise. because so much weight with a lot of these conditions, is central obesity.. i've found its slimming to have longer shirts, and verticle lines.. not actual lines though.like.. an open hoodie or open cardigan, over a tanktop, and skinny jeans (at least with me.. my legs arent huge... most my weight is in my stomach.. the only pants i own besides sweats, are skinny jeans :P haha) not crazy patterns, solids are better.. If you ever run into me,i'll most likely be wearing skinny jeans converse a tanktop and a cardigan or a hoodie.. (: lol.

so yeah.. just a few things.

45 minutes till new years.. :P hope everyone is having a great day!!

-ashley.



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