How to Prevent Vitiligo in Daily Life?（2）

The onset of vitiligo has a great relationship with some unhealthy factors in daily life, many vitiligo patients get vitiligo because they have some unhealthy lifestyle. To prevent vitiligo, we need to do a good job of life care, healthy lifestyle is one of the guarantees of preventing vitiligo.

1. Avoid environmental and food pollution damage to the human body: reduce the harmful substances inhaled from the respiratory system: do not do strenuous exercise near the road or in smoky places; reduce the intake of unhealthy food, wash vegetables and fruits repeatedly before eating them to reduce pesticides and other harmful residues.

2. Do not be a picky eater, develop good eating habits, achieve a reasonable and nutritional balance diet that is important for the prevention of vitiligo, and eat more black food, such as black sesame, black beans, etc.

3. Develop self-cultivation, and keep optimistic emotions: the onset and aggravation of the vitiligo disease have a close relationship with mental factors.

4. Reduce exposure to harmful substances: don’t use too much cosmetics and do dye the hair too often, try to reduce exposure to chemical materials such as paints, coatings, heavy metal and other harmful substances, worker who has regular contact with those substance should to take protection measures. House decoration should be selected in accordance with health standards, use ventilation after the completion of the renovation for more than three months before living, after moving in, also maintain regular ventilation, do environmental monitoring if possible.

5. Reduce ultraviolet radiation: sun protection measures should be taken when under long exposure to strong sunlight. By our clinical observation, more onset of vitiligo would happen after traveling and sea bathing with sunlight protection, and the white patches would be more stubborn and difficult to treat. Direct strong sunlight should be avoided when taking long time outdoor activities, you can protect the skin by using an umbrella or applying sunscreen.