Acne, Sauna, and Cleaning: Daily Health Details for Boys
**Pillow and Goji Berry Drink: Let Boys Have Youth Without Acne**
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Everyone hopes to hold onto the best years of their youth. The prerequisite, however, is to avoid the troubles of youth. Acne has always been considered a symbol of youth, yet it's also the "trouble of youth" that young people least want to see in the mirror. Acne, also known as pimples, blackheads, or acne vulgaris, is a common appendage skin disease, documented in many ancient medical texts. This condition commonly appears on the face, chest, and back, exhibiting various shapes, often with pointed tips, damaging the epidermis. In severe cases, papules, pustules, cysts, and nodules may appear, not only affecting appearance but also having a negative impact on a person's mental health.
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Acne is even more common in boys because they tend to have stronger kidney and yang energy, making them more prone to internal heat. To completely resolve the problem of acne, it's essential to understand its origins and causes. Acne is often caused by a careless diet, neglecting healthy eating habits and damaging the spleen and stomach. When the spleen and stomach are imbalanced, the body's yin and yang balance is disrupted, gradually leading to dampness and cold. Over time, this damp heat rises to the lungs, which are then attacked by toxins. These toxins manifest on the skin's surface as acne. Although acne can appear aggressively at first, with proper treatment, it's not as difficult to cure as it seems.
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Among the many methods for treating acne, loquat drink is a mild folk remedy. Speaking of folk remedies, it's important to clarify a common misconception. Many people believe that folk remedies are unorthodox or unorthodox practices. This is not the case. Folk remedies originate from folk traditions, and their survival to this day usually has some basis in reality. However, some patients panic when they are sick and try haphazardly, resulting in delayed treatment and more harm than good. The use of folk remedies also requires targeting the specific symptoms; any "folk remedy" that claims to cure several ailments is certainly unreliable. Choosing a remedy to cure your illness should be based on an understanding of your own condition; this is the responsible attitude towards your health.
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For acne, loquat drink is an effective remedy, and its preparation is relatively simple. Specifically, to make loquat drink, you will need 9 grams of loquat leaves (note: leaves, not fruit), 9 grams of mulberry bark, 6 grams of Coptis chinensis, 9 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, and 6 grams of licorice root. Soak the above herbs in water for half an hour, then bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes to make the first decoction. Repeat this process to make the second decoction. Combine the first and second decoctions and divide the liquid into 2-3 doses, taken warm half an hour after meals. One dose per serving. This formula has the effect of clearing the lungs and stomach, purging heat, and detoxifying.
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In this formula, loquat leaves and mulberry bark are the main ingredients, which have the effects of clearing lung heat, harmonizing the stomach and relieving nausea, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Loquat leaves also have the effects of inhibiting sebum secretion, controlling vasomotor nerve contraction and dilation, and anti-inflammation. Coptis chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying. Licorice has the effects of invigorating qi and replenishing the middle jiao, purging fire and detoxifying, and harmonizing the properties of the medicine. Therefore, it can be seen that loquat drink is a rare and effective remedy for acne for young people, and it is indeed worth trying.
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**Boys in puberty should stay away from saunas.**
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In our lives, many fathers enjoy saunas and frequently take their children there, leading to an increasing number of boys joining the "sauna army." While saunas can indeed help relieve fatigue and even improve physical fitness, frequent visits to saunas by adolescent boys can pose health risks for their future health.
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The testicles need a certain temperature to produce sperm, which is lower than normal body temperature. Sperm also have strict temperature requirements, and they can only develop normally under a constant temperature of 35°C. The temperature in a sauna is much higher than this, which is not conducive to sperm growth and can cause a significant decrease in sperm motility, leading to infertility later in life. Therefore, boys in puberty should stay away from saunas.
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In addition, boys should avoid riding bicycles frequently, because riding bicycles frequently can put pressure on the genitals. The pressure point of the bicycle seat is right between the anus and the scrotum, where there is an artery that controls the ability of the penis to become erect. If it is squeezed for a long time, boys are more likely to develop impotence when they grow up.
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**Boy hygiene is the most important thing.**
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In life, many people believe that girls' reproductive tracts should be cleaned, while boys' genital tracts don't need to be so careful. This view is actually incorrect.
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Boys have many skin folds on their scrotum and penis, as well as many sweat glands. Therefore, sweat and residual urine can cause infections of the external genitalia. Boys should wash their penis and scrotum with warm water and soap every day to effectively prevent diseases such as balanitis and glans inflammation.
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During childhood, a boy's foreskin usually covers the glans penis. As puberty progresses, the foreskin gradually retracts, exposing the glans. During this process, smegma easily accumulates in the coronal sulcus of the glans, forming "smegma." Smegma is a breeding ground for fungi, easily leading to inflammation of the foreskin and glans, an inflammation that may even be linked to penile cancer. Therefore, boys should pay special attention to cleaning the smegma accumulated under the foreskin. When cleaning, gently pull the foreskin back towards the body to expose the glans, then wash with warm water. After the glans is completely dry, gently pull the foreskin back.
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In addition, boys are generally active and playful by nature, and the testicles, an important organ of the human body, are not only exposed but also very fragile. Therefore, boys should be very careful when running and playing with other children.