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.

Excessive hormone production or excessive amounts of used hormones that are not eliminated properly cause the over-stimulation of your oil glands, which means that your skin will become more oily.

But that is not enough to cause acne. In order for acne to appear, the acne bacteria (passive in every person) have to be fed with blood toxins to develop into acne.

Researchers have found that the presence of certain Androgen hormones that are pro-inflammatory such as Dihydro Testosterone (DHT) and Insulin make the oil glands go into overdrive causing the excess sebum to block the pores. Insulin was also found to advocate inflammation in the cellular levels.

Fortunately, you can reduce these pro-inflammatory hormones like insulin by taking anti-inflammatory hormones found in supplements like Borage oil, Evening Primrose oil.

You should also avoid consumption of pro-inflammatory foods such as empty carbs and processed food in general. This means eating mostly fruits, vegetables, legumes in moderate amounts, nuts, seeds and some fish(preferably salmon not tuna).

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