HORMONAL ACNE – what breaks down inside can show outside

Stress levels, diet and activities are all important in creating a healthy body, physically and mentally. Whatever methods that work for us, in the end, the right balance of hormones affect growth and development.

Acne is a bodily reaction because of unbalanced hormones.There are periods in our life when hormones go haywire, and sometimes more often than it should.

Whenever acne is mentioned, puberty and teenage terms follow. This is true as the young body is slowly changing into an adult. Hormones are released endlessly to create firm muscles, develop male and female ‘traits’ and to eat food better. The main hormone that causes acne is androgen, a male hormone in both sexes.

            During puberty, androgen is released in large fixed amounts for male development.  They affect the glands on the skin near hair cells that release sebum, the oily substance to keep skin smooth and dry.

With the large amount of hormones and a fatty diet that increase androgen production, excess sebum will be produced and the skin is too oily and more bacteria will be trapped. Blackheads and white heads will also form because of excess sebum and so acne is formed. It happens more on the face because more glands are found very close together.

Androgens are in small amounts in women, but during menstruation hormones are in high levels so androgen can contribute to acne in women if the diet has fatty foods and if you are in a humid environment as sweating will also form acne bacteria.

Pregnancy is another period when hormones are off-balance because of high levels of androgen, which is only a side-effect from other important hormones in high levels. A healthy diet normally controls the hormone levels but doctors prescribe low-dose birth control pills and androgen ‘blockers’ to control the hormone balance.

However, hormonal imbalance and acne can be because of Acne and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Symptoms include acne, but also increased facial and body hair, and irregular periods and weight loss. While women’s hormonal acne is just that, this syndrome can still happen.

Another common problem of hormonal imbalance is when the acne problem becomes Acne Rosacea, where redness and acne bumps appear heavily on the face. The hormone imbalance is due to a diet of spicy foods, alcohol and strenuous activities that ‘overheat’ the body and produce more sweat, giving more chance of bacteria to form.

Stress and emotional factor also cause hormonal imbalance. Stress affects you psychologically which will affect your body. If you are sad, sometimes eating will help, but if it is ice cream all day, something’s going to breakout.

Acne problems are solved with recommended or general creams and face treatments, but improving your lifestyle and body will help rid acne before it starts.

Avoid fatty foods and eat a low-protein diet to keep hormone balance as these chemicals readily affect the cells that tell hormones how much to release. Keep your body room temperature in hot or cold environments and drink plenty of water.

Avoid caffeine or alcohol that would stress the body. Do not take any hormone supplements unless prescribed by doctors.

Tips on weight loss can also help in hormone balance as hormones can determine the body you have, and if acne is part of your description.

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