Hormonal irregularities are a major factor in the formation of acne. Hormones stimulate your oil glands to produce sebum to moisturize your skin naturally.
Androgens are hormones the body produces when we are in puberty; they are known to stimulate the production of more oil. That is also why acne in pregnancy is so common.
If you live in a polluted city, spend most of your time indoors, have no plants at home or live in a northern climate, then chances are that you are not getting adequate amounts of sunlight exposure and fresh air as you should.
Sunlight and the exposure to the sun are essential to our health, as well as to your emotional and mental well being. Similar to diet, proper nutrition, exercise and sleep, a controlled and moderate daily exposure to the sun and to adequate amounts of fresh air are two important foundations of good health.
Every acne sufferer knows at least a few people that never had acne when they were young and have always had a flawless skin.
When I was 14 I had terrible acne and I always envied my friends who could eat whatever they want and still maintained such a smooth skin.
What did they all have in common? Was it their genes?
It certainly wasn’t the food because they were having junk food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Unfortunately, when an acne condition is aggressive, as it was in my case, besides emotional scarring, the acne war doesn’t end without casualties. After a severe form of acne heals, it leaves broken red veins and scars in different shapes and sizes.
After going a long way to achieve the desired clear skin, it seems that achieving a definitive clear skin demands not only eliminating the source of your acne and maintaining the results, but it also requires the banishing of acne reminders as well.
I always suffered from cystic acne on my cheeks but I noticed that pimples would appear on other areas of my face depending on what I was eating, drinking and even feeling that day or the day before.
If we could pinpoint exactly why we get acne in specific areas we could basically prevent it from happening. But how much truth is there to the acne facial map?
Everybody loves coffee. I used to drink 4 cups of black coffee every day. I never thought it could have such a dramatic effect on my skin condition.
It all started with my neighbor saying something about coffee having an effect on hormones so I decided I’d give it a try. I remember my last cup of coffee was on Saturday and I decided that Sunday my was going to be my coffee-quit day.
Did you know that people with acne, eczema and psoriasis tend to suffer from Candida yeast overgrowth much more than those who have no skin issues?
Candida, a very stubborn fungal organism thrives and feeds itself in a variety of ways, with a significant help of modern industrial foods, western nutrition, modern urban lifestyle and low quality human maintenance.
So many studies have found Omega 3 to have real disease-countering benefits such as lowering the chances of having diabetes, arthritis, heart attack and even psoriasis. Omega-3 oil may also help in lifting depression, reducing hypertension and even aid in cancer prevention.
Hormonal balance (crucial to reduce the symptoms of acne) and your health in general are highly dependent on the proper fat ratio intake. You simply need to maintain a proper ratio between saturated fats and essential fatty acid fats.