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When topical treatments do not seem to help or if you are dealing with acne in more places than just or face, you might want to consider some of the oral antibiotics used to treat acne. These medications come in several different types to eliminate the propioni and staphylococcus bacteria that frequently trigger the troublesome facial breakouts. Although oral antibiotics will clear up your acne, they can take up to six months to see the full effect of the drugs.

Tetracyclines such as Doxycycline and Minocycline are some of the most popular antibiotics prescribed to acne sufferers. These medications use a few different methods to treat your present outbreaks as well as future acnes in order to get you on your way to clearer skin. Oral antibiotics work as an anti-inflammatory by attacking certain components found in both your sebum and in your blood that irritate your sensitive skin. These products also have antibacterial properties to help eliminate the bacterial cells found on the surface and in the pores of your skin.

Macrolides like Erythromycin work very similar to Tetracyclines, but they have one major advantage. Macrolide medications are believed to be safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women. However, some experts do disagree.

If your acne does not respond to the typical oral antibiotics used to treat acne, your doctor can prescribe another type of antibiotic known as Sulfonamides. This type of oral antibiotic includes Cotimoxazole and Trimethoprim. These products inhibit the ability of bacteria to reproduce, metabolize, and produce protein. This means that unlike other antibiotics that are bactericidal, Sulfonamides are bacteriostatic.

These antibiotic medications have minor as well as serious side effects that can occur. Common symptoms associated with these products include stomach upset and digestive problems as well as lightheadedness and the discoloration of your nails. Mouth irritation, a change in color of your tongue, eyes, and skin, pain in your joints, or breathing difficulties are some of the more serious effects of oral antibiotics. If taken for an excessive period of time, these medications are suspected to cause antibiotic immunity. With the exception of Macrolides, these medications can also have life long effects on an unborn baby or young child because they stop the growth of teeth and bones as well as cause permanent skin discoloration.

So there you have it.

Oral antibiotics used to treat acne are used most often by those who find that their skin cannot tolerate topical acne treatments or for those who have several large areas of acne on their body. Antibiotics are also given to those who do not have results with other treatments. By visiting a physician, you will be able to discuss the various forms of acne treatments and the possibility of using oral antibiotics to clear up your skin.

Get clear skin with acne cream products that works. Matt Anderson helps you to find the acne treatment that will help you get clear skin once and for all, as well as find the latest tips on acne medicines

Acne treatment for black skin is the same as that for white skin, with some exceptions. Some treatments for acne scars may cause temporary lightening of dark skin. Very dark or black skin may be less well-moisturized than lighter skin, so topicals like benzoyl peroxide that have a drying effect on the skin should be used under the supervision of a dermatologist.

Darker skin has a tendency to develop excessive skin darkening at places where the skin was inflamed. Severe inflammatory acne (cysts and nodules) may result in dark spots. The spots disappear over time; a dermatologist may be able to recommend cosmetic measures to make the spots less apparent until they resolve. Some acne treatments, such as topical retinoids and azelaic acid, may also help fade the discoloration.

Alterations of melanin (dark pigments that give the skin its color) pigmentation such as vitiligo and melasma are not related to acne, but they may be present simultaneously with acne. The diagnosis and treatment of melanin pigmentation disorders such as vitiligo requires a dermatologist with knowledge and experience in treating these conditions.

Many doctors feel that laser resurfacing isnt meant for dark skin because it alters the color of skin too dramatically and unpredictably. Others believe that in the hands of a very experienced surgeon, people with darker skin tones can benefit.

Acne Treatment Info provides detailed information on the best acne treatments, including laser acne treatment, and scar treatment, as well as adult, natural, home treatment, and more. Acne Treatment Info is the sister site of Microdermabrasion Web.

When it comes to their health, each person and each family is unique, so it is not surprising that choosing an individual health insurance plan is a complex process. Cost, convenience, and your unique health issues all come into play. Somehow, out of the myriad of choices, you are supposed to find the right combination for you. Here is a roadmap to simplify the process:

1. Start at affordability. It is easy to think insurance should cover every need and contingency. Remember, it is there to keep you from going into debt, not to put you in debt. Set a budget that makes sense and do the best you can within that framework.

2. Proceed to your existing physician. If you have a good relationship with your current doctor and want to continue seeing him or her, your choices may be limited for individual health insurance. Find out if your doctor is affiliated with an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization), PPO (Preferred Provider Organization), POS (Point of Service), or IPA (Individual Practice Association). If your doctor is in one network, then your decision is simple. If he or she is in more than one, you can weight other plan features. If your doctor is not in any network, you will need a fee-for-service or indemnity plan. Under this plan, you go to any doctor or hospital you wish. An indemnity plan normally will cover only a percentage of the changesusually 80 percent. You are responsible for the other 20 percent. The insurance company also sets its own usual and customary rates for services. If your doctor charges more than the usual and customary rate, you will have to make up the difference.

3. Signal your health issues. You will need to inform the insurer of any medical conditions for which you have been diagnosed or treated. The insurer will consider these pre-existing conditions. If you were joining a group policy, the insurance company would be required by law to cover the pre-existing condition without a waiting period, assuming you had insurance coverage in the previous twelve months. When you are buying individual health insurance coverage, however, the insurance company has the right to declare a waiting period for payments related to the pre-existing condition or to decline to cover you at all. Five states have made denial of coverage illegal. Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Vermont all have adopted guarantee issue laws that make insurance companies offer health insurance to everyone regardless of their medical conditions. Other states have created insurance pools that provide coverage to high-risk individuals.

4. Slow down for prescription drugs. If you have found two or more plans that are comparable, take a moment to review their prescription drug benefits. Some plans cover medications immediately, requiring nothing more than a co-payment. Other plans do not pay for prescription drugs until the annual deductible has been met. Be sure to compare the co-payment amounts to see what the difference would be, especially over time. Most insurance companies cover medications on a non-preferred for name brand drugs, but others cover only generic brands (when available). If name brands are important to you, make sure you choose the plan that offers them.

5. Watch for falling taxes. If someone wanted to hand you a check for $2,539, would you take it? That is what the Uncle Sam is doing with Health Savings Accounts. You can deposit up to $5,650 into a Health Savings Account (HSA), sheltering it from as much as 9.3% in state income tax, 28% in federal income tax, and 7.65% in Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax. That is a total tax savings of 44.95%, or $2,539 out of a $5,650 contribution. The HSA contribution rolls over from year to year, and remains tax-free, provided you withdraw the funds after age 65 or use them for medical expenses. In addition, the earnings on HSA funds are tax-deferred. To open an HSA, you must enroll in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), with minimum deductibles of $1,100 for an individual or $2,200 for a family. The deductibles are paid with untaxed dollars from the HSA account, increasing your buying power. Because of the high deductible amount, the monthly premium is low, making an HDHP plan an attractive option for many people.

By following this roadmap, you should arrive at a choice that is relatively simple to make.

Bradley Steffens is the author of twenty-one books, coauthor of seven, and editor of the 2004 anthology, The Free Speech Movement. His Censorship was included in the 1997 edition of Best Books for Young Adult Readers and his Giants won the 2005 San Diego Book Award for Best Young Adult & Children's Nonfiction. His latest book is Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist, the world's first biography of the eleventh-century Arab scholar known in the West as Alhazen.

Yes...it's possible! The word "addiction" give us images of people in dark rooms, listening to bad music and sticking needles in their arms, but many addicts can be found in the gym or on the local school track, getting just as addictive a fix. In fact, the positive nature of the word "healthy" makes health and fitness addiction all the more alluring. Despite the positive media, health addicts have done as much damage to their families and lives as any other kind of addict. In this article, we'll look under the surface of health and fitness addiction and find a path to recovery.

How Can Something So Good Be Bad? In our modern Western culture, those willing to pay the price for fitness are to be applauded. There are just so many temptations to do otherwise. Exercise is mostly boring, painful and smelly, so those who endure it for about an hour, 3-5 days a week, have achieved a level of discipline most only dream of.

Health and fitness addiction is not about health or fitness...it's about a compulsion to use healthy activities to fill a void we see in ourselves. Addicts are compelled, not disciplined. The addictive chemicals involved in exercise are much the same as those in sex and porn addiction. This may explain why many people suffer from both sexual addictions and health addictions.

Types Of Health And Fitness Addiction: These are addictions to the activities of health and fitness, as opposed to the TV, Internet and shopping addictions which could involve health themes. Health and fitness addictions are compulsions to engage in "healthy" activities, like exercise, dieting, etc. In fact, anorexia and bulimia nervosa have both been described as severe health and fitness addictions. Two key symptoms of these mental disorders are exercise and dietary control to a compulsive and excessive extreme. The specific exercise or diet plan doesn't matter. It's an addiction when you feel compelled to do it.

How Do I Know I'm Addicted? We addicts don't often recognize addiction because a common symptom of addiction is denial, which is even easier to have about health. That's why it's easier to find out from a friend or loved one if you have a problem in this area. For health addiction involving eating, see Anorexia Nervosa Quiz. Here are some things to watch out for concerning fitness exercise addiction:

1. Do you regularly spend more than 8 hours a week exercising and is the time you spend increasing?

2. Does your exercise schedule interfere with normal family activities, home or work responsibilities?

3. Do friends or family members complain about the time or money you spend on fitness?

4. Have you wondered if you're being too compulsive about your fitness program?

5. Have you lied to your family, friends, or employers about the time you spend in fitness activities?

6. Do you often see fitness as a way to gain acceptance or praise from others?

7. Have you ever pushed so hard in your fitness program you hurt yourself?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider yourself at risk of addiction. If you answered yes to 3 or more, you're probably addicted.

How Do I Recover From Health And Fitness Addiction? This is caused by a negative self-image, like any other addiction. Instead of alcohol, you use exercise to fill a void you feel in yourself. Since the relief produced by exercise is only temporary and you become conditioned, you need regular increases in the activity to produce the same relief. Unlike alcohol, a certain amount of fitness activity is required for health, so, you can't just quit. Instead, we have to hold ourselves to no more than an hour a day, 3-5 days a week.

Spend the rest of the time you used to exercise going to AA or other addiction meetings and engaging in self-development activities. You could read, go back to school, join a volunteer group. You could take up a hobby, like gardening or building model airplanes. To help in building yourself up, avoid negative mental inputs, like the news, drama, negative, insulting friends. Replace those with good music or reading or other activities that build you up. Push all the negative, self-defeating, limiting thoughts out of your mind with positive, uplifting, encouraging thoughts.

Because there are risks that health and fitness addiction could develop into full-blown anorexia, if you try and fail to get a handle on your addiction, please see a doctor. Sometimes medical and psychological therapy can prevent a more serious condition from developing, and allow you the mental energies you need to get control of yourself.

Health and fitness addiction can be just as severe as any other addiction. It can imprison us into destructive, compulsive activities. We can place our families, our careers, even, ironically, our health at risk through addiction to exercise and other fitness activities. The good news is, there is hope for anyone willing to live in and work on recovery.

Glen Williams is Webmaster at Health Fitness and Addiction Help and Founder of E-Home Fellowship (EHF), Co. He has helped people with health, addiction and other on life situations since 1987. You can comment on his articles at E-Health-Fitness Community Forums.

If you are trying to reach global audience or if you want to make your products and services popular in as little time as possible, advertising online can be your best tool. Here are the 9 steps to get you started with online advertising:

1. Identify the best feature of your product. Every product has it's strong points. Something that will make online buyers pull out their credit card and purchase in a heart beat. When advertising online, it is recommended that you focus your strategies on the best feature of your product to entice more buyers.

2. Consider your budget. Most businessmen who are just starting out online do not have extravagant budget to cover the advertising cost. If you are one of them, you can stick to free advertising methods online.

3. Know which method works and which simply do not. During the past years, pop-ups has dominated online advertising. But as more and more people get annoyed when something pops up on their screens, they begin to block them. To make your online advertising work for you, identify those methods that are already passe' and don't bring great results and never use them.

4. Improve the packaging of your product. Most often than not, people buy products based on their appearance and the way they were packaged. Make your packaging work for you by knowing that appeals best to your potential clients.

5. Consider endorsements. If you have the money to shell out, you can hire celebrities to endorse your products. This is one of the most effective marketing strategies to increase your profits and sales.

6. Advertise on web pages that are constantly indexed by search engines. Websites such as blogs, forums, and social bookmarking sites are favorites of search engines because they are constantly updated. Put your banners on these sites to gain lots of exposure.

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No vegetable lover can resist a ripe, juicy tomato fresh from the garden.

I don't even need to make a case for how much of a difference tasty organic tomatoes make in dressing salads (or my personal favorite: BLT sandwiches!)

The tomato growing secrets I'm about to share with you are specific, easy steps you can take to grow and enjoy your own flavorful organic tomatoes this garden season.

Secret #1: Forget The Junk Chemical Fertilizers

It's a proven, undisputed fact that organically grown tomatoes taste much, much better than chemically grown tomatoes.

You see, food companies use chemicals because it makes their tomatoes grow quicker, which allows them to turn around crop faster so they can make more profit.

Remember, making money is not your goal here.. you want great tasting, mouth watering, juicy tomatoes that will amaze your family and guests!

Secret #2: Find a Sunny Patch Of Ground And DON'T Make This *Crucial* Mistake...

Every expert will say "make sure you find a nice patch of sunny ground" - that's common knowledge and you probably already knew it - but here's the thing lots of folks leave out and will destroy your garden if you don't do it: that patch absolutely needs to get at least 6 full hours of focused sunlight!

Feel free to use a garden bed, patch of land near your patio, etc. - just be sure about the 6 hour minimum sunlight requirement!

Helpful Tip: Place your garden near your watering source whenever possible.

People get so preoccupied with where to place their garden - and rightly so because it's important - but then water becomes a stressful chore because the watering source is far away.

How To Know What Type Of Tomato Will Grow The Best

There are plenty of different tomato varieties and depending on where you live, one type will grow better than others. (So many people falsely assume it doesn't matter and select the wrong type for their soil!)

So how do you find what tomato grows best in your garden? Call a local nursery expert.

I've found them to be an excellent resource.

They'll tell you exactly which tomatoes have proven track records for growing nicely in your climate!

Secret #3: Fertilizing Schedule And A 'Trick' That Makes Them Grow Healthier

You'll want to naturally fertilize your tomatoes every other week until you see fruit, and then fertilize again after each flush of fruit. A balanced organic fertilizer will work fine or if you're the do-it-yourself type, you can use fish emulsion in water.

Healthy Growing Tip: Use mulch in your tomato garden and put up tall stakes or wire cages) for them to grow. (Tomato plants can climb as high as 6 feet!)

Point is, don't let them grow along the ground - they'll get diseased and eaten by pests!

Secret #4: Keep Away Pests With These Easy Home Remedies

You definitely want to discourage pests from inviting themselves into your garden.

Here's how to do it: use hair to stop slugs in their tracks, dipel for hornworms and soapy water for aphids.

Secret #5: When To Harvest Your Tomatoes

Make sure you harvest your crop when they're at the "pink shoulders" stage - that's when they first start to ripen.

If you wait much longer you'll have birds and insects fighting you for them!

Discover more shockingly easy organic garden tips for your garden, including easy ways to keep your garden healthy and thriving at http://www.OrganicGardenTips.net

At present, almost every Internet marketer wishes to make money on AdSense. Obviously, to make money on AdSense is not as easy as tossing up several links on your web site. Instead, you need to follow certain tips and tricks along with some unique efforts to achieve profits from your AdSense venture.

Many people are making outstanding earnings and in addition, more amazingly even relatively small blogs and web sites are finding new tips to make money from it on a regular basis.

Effective Tips:

Here are top 7 tips for you to make money on AdSense

Tip 1 - Laser-Focused Content

Everyone wishes to write a blog covering every known topic, but it works effectively, when you aim on a laser-focused content topic. For instance, you need to focus on Mario Games or the Nintendo Wii, rather than "video games".

Tip 2 - Plenty of Content

Many people fail to make money on AdSense, because they do not write adequate content for their web sites. A vital trick for you is to have short brief articles with a maximum of 500 words, as they tend to work better. Here, the standard of your articles may also make a huge difference.

Tip 3 - Content Subject

Always try to keep your articles laser-focused. Next, it is very simple to write a distinctive subject, but you need to resist this common desire. Therefore, instead of writing the entire thing in a single article, try to spin and segregate that subject information in other articles.

Tip 4 - Formatting and Colors

Do not always think that noticeable ads will make more money on AdSense, as it is not always true. One good way to make money on AdSense is to develop modest ads.

Visitors willingly click on ads, when they assume that those ads are links for some additional content. Also, remember that, visitors will never click ads that appear like ads, hence steer your mindset from typical banner ads.

Tip 5 - Content Integration

It functions well, when people consider it as a part of content, hence try to make your ads as a division of your prime web site content. By incorporating AdSense blocks in your web site content or by having keywords enclosed around ad blocks, you will definitely increase clickthrough rates.

Tip 6 - Boost Web Traffic

One effective way to make money on AdSense is to increase the volume of targeted audiences to your site. You can attain this by distributing amazing web site content to ezine article directories and various other article announcement directories.

Tip 7 - Careful Participation

When participating or joining any article announcement lists or ezine lists, check that they are suitable enough with respect to your subject content and contribution.

All the articles that you submit in these directories need to have a compelling headline to grab attention of readers or visitors. Next, always provide a resource box in all your articles that will guide visitors to your AdSense web site.

Finally, in short, the best way to make handsome money on AdSense is to boost the traffic to your web site as much as possible.

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Affiliate Marketing - it sounded like the answer to my problems! By definition, as quoted from Wikipedia - "Affiliate Marketing is a web-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts."

My problem was no money and no product of my own that I could sell. When I came across the term "Affiliate Marketing" it sounded too good to be true! Basically, I would advertise a merchant's goods and, if a sale occurred, they would pay me a percentage of the sale.

As a beginner, I thought I could do this. My strategy was to set up a Web page, write a really terrific page to advertise the product and provide a link to the merchant's page. The theory was that people would read my page, be enthused, and then would happily "click" on the link to the merchant's page and purchase the product. Once that occurred, I would have an income and Eureka - Marketing on the Internet as an Affiliate would solve my financial problems!

The theory was correct. The problem was that people did not visit my Web page. No visitors equals no clicks on the merchant's link, equals no sales equals no money for me. Needless to say, it was disheartening. Lots of time and effort invested with no results and the proverbial wolf at the door creeping ever closer.

So the big question became - how do I attract people to my Web site, get them to "click" on the link to the merchant's page and have them actually purchase the advertised product?

Obviously, I was lacking information. Other people were becoming wealthy as Affiliate Marketers while I was still a pauper. My conclusion - I had fumbled around enough on my own; I needed to "Take a Course"!

I scoured the Internet, looking for a course that was within my measly budget and had concrete, factual, informative guidelines on how to actually market as an Affiliate.

I eventually did find a course. It was an eye-opener.

The most important lesson I learned was that knowledge about Keywords is imperative. Keywords are the "key" (no pun intended) to having your Web page included when a "search" for a topic is done. Knowing what people are searching for on the Internet and how they are entering their search criteria gives you the clues as to the vocabulary that must be present on your Web page, in your anchor text, in your titles, and the list goes on. With the right vocabulary, the search engines will find your page and "serve it up" to the seeker.

To answer the question, "Can a beginner Make Money with Affiliate Marketing" - the answer is YES provided that you have taken the time to learn how to get visitors to your Web page and to get them to "click" on the merchant's link. There is a learning curve but it can be profitable.

For further information on a great course that not only covers Affiliate Marketing but also provides great information on the actual, nitty-gritty of Internet Marketing visit http://internet-marketing-for-beginners.info. At this site, you'll also learn about some deadly scam products to stay away from.

Karla Rabien is a self-employed business owner and a fledgling Internet Marketer.

Can I insure a modified or classic car; who will offer insurance cover?

Yes, you can insure a modified car but because your car is a specialist car, not all auto insurance companies might be willing to provide coverage for it since it requires high price replacement parts and also skilled labor if the car is involved in an accident. Thus, you have to take a special car insurance that is designed especially for modified and classic cars.

How can I cut down my car insurance premium?

If you wish to cut down on your car insurance premium you must take care of a few things. Park your car overnight in the garage rather than leaving it on the drive. Fit insurance approved anti-theft devices; consider Third Party Fire and Theft for older cars. Find out discounts offered by the insurance provider when requesting quotes. Young drivers (under 25), who are often charged extremely high premiums, should have an extra driving course certificate.

What is 'excess'?

It is the amount you have to pay when you make a claim for the loss or damage to your car. It can be voluntary or compulsory. If someone else causes the accident you may be able to reclaim the excess through the legal cover, which can be taken out with your car insurance policy. Otherwise you lose the excess. Voluntary excess is the amount you agree to pay to the company. It offers premium discounts. Compulsory excess is generally imposed to young drivers. Because their risk factors are high and the companies dont want to insure them. So, in order to insure, they have to surrender with this payment.

What is legal cover?

It provides expertise and assistance required to recover uninsured losses such as medical costs, loss of earnings and excess payments where the fault was not yours. It is available as an optional with most car insurance policies.

Can an insurance company cancel my auto policy?

Yes, you auto insurance policy may stand canceled if you fail to pay the premium or if your consumer's license has been suspended or revoked during the term of an auto policy. Also, if there is a fraud or serious misrepresentation when completing the insurance application, if the you are convicted to a crime, or if changes are made to the property that increase the risk of loss then the company may cancel your insurance policy.

Joseph Kenny is the webmaster of the insurance site http://www.insure121.com/ where you will find information, news and links to the leading providers of car insurance in the UK.

Did you know that you can make money online by writing a Web site? These days, creating a Web site isn't technical, if you can use a word processor you can write a Web site.

You can even turn one, or several Web sites, into a successful home business. Let's look at how you can create an income from Web sites.

1. Sell Affiliate Products - Make Money from a Hobby

When you use a Web site to sell affiliate products, you make a commission on everything you sell. Some commissions can be small, just a few dollars, while other commissions can be large, earning you $50 or more per sale.

Some affiliate marketers promote several products with a Web site devoted to each one. You can see where five to ten sales of a $50-dollar commission product would soon generate a great income.

2. Sell Services - Your Own, or Those of Others

Web sites are often used to sell services. You could even sell your Web site writing services on a Web site.

Many people who offer a service don't have the time or inclination to write their own site. This is where you come in; write the site for them.

You can offer your writing services to graphics' design and advertising agencies, and you'll not only have on-going commissions, you'll earn a good income.

3. Sell Advertising - Go Local

If you enjoy writing, here's how to put your skills to work in your own community. Create Web site about your local area. Then sell advertising space on your site to local businesses.

As your site gets increased traffic, you can raise your rates.

4. Sell Your Own Digital Products

Ebooks and other digital products sell well online. Create your own digital products, and sell them on your Web site. Over time, you can develop a great home business.

You can make money online in many ways, but if you have writing skills, you're ensure of an income when you write Web sites.

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Pseudogynecomastia is a medical condition in male humans. It is the development of female-like breast enlargement. Although it may seem humorous to some, those who suffer are not amused. This condition differs from gynecomastia which results from a hormonal imbalance. When breast prominence is due solely to excessive adipose or chest fat, it is termed pseudocomastia - man boobs.

This type of man boobs is caused by obesity. Heredity may be a factor if fatty tissue develops disproportionately in the chest area, but the main cause for pseudogynecomastia is environmental - life style choices. If the embarrassment quotient has risen to your personal level of intolerance, perhaps it's time for action. Lose your man boobs now.

OK, how do you know if you have gynecomastia or pseudogynecomastia? If you have the physical symptoms, then a blood sample will confirm a hormonal imbalance. Your doctor will be able to confirm which condition exists. No hormonal imbalance, then pseudogynecomastia.

What are the treatment options?

Weight loss can dramatically reduce breast prominence. However, it is difficult to target body areas for weight loss either with diet or exercise. The wrong exercises can actually increase breast prominence.

As a side note: here is a fine example of the medical insurance companies in action - many American insurance companies deny coverage for surgery for pseudogynecomastia treatment on the grounds that it is a cosmetic procedure.

The medical establishment offers two treatment options:

• Surgery, liposuction for fatty tissue removal
• Pharmaceutical medication for weight loss.

As a proponent of natural health treatment methods, I can not recommend either treatment strategy from the medical establishment. There are less costly strategies which are not dangerous, invasive, surgery; or artificial, manipulative, pharmaceutical products. However, if you are taking some pharmaceutical products for other health issues, then I suggest that you investigate alternative medicines (with your doctor) as weight gain may be a side-effect of your current medication.

There are natural treatment strategies for pseudogynecomastia:

• natural herbal supplement treatments
• all natural exercise and diet programs.

Remember the cause of the condition known as pseudogynecomastia is obesity. A successful treatment and prevention strategy must include a weight loss component which not only reduces your weight but teaches you a life style which will keep the weight off.

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