How to cure your acne with nutrition and hormone regulation
Intro/ Acne’s effects With Diet
85% of teenagers have acne
A history of moderate to severe acne is highly correlated with increased risk of breast and prostate cancer
Hormonal based and TOR
It is considered a western disease and is far less and even nonexistent in many countries, especially less industrialised
TOR activity is known to be raised with moderate amounts of dairy and any processed foods
Increased TOR is correlated to premature puberty, acne, cancer, expedited cellular aging, diabetes, alzhimer’s and more
Acne and Hormones
70% of all young adults have skin problems during puberty
Most times acne significantly improves as an adult, (over 25yrs) but 40% still are affected by it, predominantly women at 85% of them
Adult Onset in the “t-zone” of the forehead, nose and chin is a correlated sign of hormone imbalance, usually high testosterone
Same with the chin strap
During puberty, male and females get a surge in all hormones, including androgens
This stimulates sebrum in sebaceous glands, and too much accumulation causes acne
Too little causes cracked dry skin, too much can cause a hard plug around follicle to cause acne
For men, our hormones typically stabilize after puberty, women is a different story
Monthly fluctuations for 20 years, massive changes post menopause, pregnancy causes several more monthly surges.
Earmuff talk for The Mad Scientist;- premenstral acne
Women are most likely to get it in the 2nd half of their cycle
Progesterone and Oestrogen increase heavily in the first 2 weeks, and then plummet right before…”it” happens and they are at their lowest
When they drop, testosterone is actually higher than most female reproductive hormones, sebrum is still high from progesterone boost, and acne is likely
Some women find that contraceptives help via SHBG (sex-hormone binding globulin) sponges up testosterone with increases estrogens and decreases sebrum, and acne
The Gut to Skin Axis
If there is SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and the gut is inflamed, it rapidly causes systemic inflammation via inflammatory cytokines throughout the body
Skin is the largest organ of the body so no wonder it frequently gets attacked
This is leaky gut, what occurs with food sensitivites and allergies that aren’t in check, SAD diet, etc
Skin, brain fog, and bloating are the most common symptoms when there is a gut issue, and when it is the primary factor involved, going on a precise healthy lifestyle for the individual typically causes rapid changes in all 3 areas.
Dairy Acne
Research showed that dairy and sugar are among the greatest factors associated with acne. In this analysis, more people with acne consume dairy products (48.2%) compared to those who don’t (38.8%). People who regularly eat soda, pastries, chocolates and other sweets were also more likely to suffer from acne
There is also all the sugar that is in milk, as well as inflammatory for many people with sensitivities which increases acne chance
Acne is mostly a Western civilization disease with 85% of adolescents having it
Aside from a random pimple or 2, basically unheard of in eastern cultures, especially those without high glycemic packaged foods and dairy
The majority of our milk comes from pregnant cows where their hormones are even higher than normal, but then we add hormones to them to produce even more.
Appears to be a part of hormonal acne.
We aren’t cows, and we aren’t meant to be drinking milk from mothers into and beyond our 20’s anyway! Not very natural
I don’t drink human milk at this age, nor should we (colostrum is a different topic) but it would still be better as our bodies were made a little
Does Chocolate cause acne?
Apparently, yes!
A study had capsules of white chocolate, placebo, and pure cocoa powder and acne prone subjects ate 240 of them to act as a “binge”
The white chocolate gro
