Pimple is not the thing we should make a joke of or tease about.

In technical term, pimple is a pilosebaceous follicle disease. A pilosebaceous follicle is the combination of a hair (pilo) follicle and an oil (sebaceous) gland. The skin folds directly inward, forming the tiny tubes (follicles) that encase very small hairs. The deeper part of this follicle receives the opening duct from a sebaceous gland, with the surface of the tube opening onto the skin (what we call a pore). The sebaceous gland produces sebum, comprises of oil and fat, which lubricates the hair and makes up a part of the oily phase of the hydrolipidic film.

Acne appears when sebaceous gland and cell wall produce excess sebum causing oiliness to the skin thoroughly. Normally, the cell wall shed at certain time and sebum disperses them through the skin. When acne is formed, these cells are trapped and create a plug in the pore.

If you have been having pimples for quite a while, you must have been trying to treat it by running to drugstores and buy acne treatment products on the advertisements. But when you started to use them, you realized they are not effective. Then, you went to consult with the skin doctor which cost you a fortune.

Have you ever noticed that when your pet is not feeling very well they do not go anywhere but lie down until recover from illness? They probably refuse to eat for a day or a week. They fast until they get back to their normal state. The reason why you do not feel like eating when you are ill is because your body warns you to stop eating. This is the warning from nature.

To fast is just like other things we have done. We have to learn it step by step. You can't climb the mountain by beginning in the middle. It is unlikely to succeed in fasting and forming the right eating habit in one day. If you start to fast for a long period for the first time, you might get sick and decide to quit because you think it makes you sick. Actually, the cause of your sickness comes from toxin in your body. It is not because of fast.

You will feel a great change when you start to skip breakfast but eat the other meals as usual. After finish dinner at 6 o'clock, you should start to eat again around 10-11 am. This is called limited fast which is to prepare the body for all-day fast.

The principle of breakfast fast is that normally our stomach is empty for 10-12 hours which is the period after dinner until next breakfast. This duration is similar to the time of fast. Our body excretes toxins during this period. However, the process will completely stop as soon as we eat breakfast the next day. Therefore, skipping breakfast will help to extend the time of detoxification to 15 hours.

For the first few days of fast, you might have a headache. This is because toxins are being driven into blood in order to excrete them from the body. This kind of headache is the same as when we stop eating sugar, drinking coffee or tea, or having some chemical substances in food.

Sugar is like drug in general drugstores. However, if you do not think it is, at least try to avoid eating it for one week. If you are having a habit of drinking coffee or tea in the morning, it is not necessary to quit that. But you can start eating solid food after 10 or 11 am. It could be a piece of fruit but not sweet baked flour like donut, toasted bread or egg. For lunch, you can have salad with 1 slice of wholewheat bread. This will make you feel light and better. If you want to get rid of caffeine by stop drinking coffee or tea, you can turn to something beneficial like herbal tea, lemon juice with honey.

To change the habit of eating in the morning you have to do it gradually to avoid hurting your body. It is going to take quite a while to adjust to a new habit. Caffeine has drug effect. Therefore, you might have similar symptom like when you stop eating sugar. Don't be panic. You will feel better before long.

After stop breakfast for one week or longer than that, you can start to fast for 24 or 36 hours. You can choose to fast from one morning until next morning or from evening. It is up to you. Bear in mind, the most important thing is do not eat anything for 24 hours and drink only clean water. After feeling comfortable with 24 hours-fast, you can now start to set the day to fast for each week permanently. For the other days, eat 1-2 pieces of fruit before go to work or to school and eat again 1 hour before lunch.

Always remember that having 3 meals a day is not necessary or natural thing. Lots of people are in good health although they eat only 1 or 2 meals a day by eating fruits and fresh vegetable for snacks. Many people with acne are getting better after they stop breakfast. They do not have to change any other meals. This will take time but it is worth it and proves that having big breakfast is not always good for everyone and can even ruin your health.