Progression of Acne: Kalandrakas.com
First of all, let me advise you that I don't believe in "hormonal acne" as a diagnosis. I do believe however, that acne can, and is exacerbated by fluctuating hormone levels but that is as a trigger for breakouts only and not the disorder per se.
Most of our clients with inflammatory disorders of all kinds will experience exacerbations during their menstrual cycles. In fact, one of the beginning ways they recover is when they move from chronic or constant breakouts to those only during their periods. This is a big step.
For folks with chronic or severe acne the following will probably not make much difference until you get to the root cause of the problem. For some people with an occasional breakout or blemish the following 5 fixes may be helpful to try to maintain blemish-free skin all month or before important social events.
#1: Eliminate COFFEE:
Coffee, while having some health benefits may mess with many people's stress hormones which will then affect your sex hormones. Cortisol, triggers more sebum production which can block pores. This will in susceptible folks trigger an inflammatory response which can aggravate acne. It can also result in red and dry patchy combination skin. A month trial is necessary to establish whether or not this intervention will be helpful for you. I mentioned a short time ago a connection between coffee and eczema as well as other skin disorders. This is definitely worth a trial.
#2: Avoid your anti-aging products for 7-10 days before your period. Reason? They may clog pores during a phase that your body is producing more sebum. This can easily result in adult or "hormonal" acne labels. My wonderful anti aging products do not block pores so take a look here. We also have samples that you can try.
#3 Get tested by someone like myself for food allergies no scratch tests please. This will reveal your inflammatory foods. These panels, while not inexpensive, save a ton of time, trial and error and guesswork in establishing YOUR specific triggers. Once you have eliminated these foods for a few months your body's inflammatory state will decrease over time which will remove a lot of stress from your physiology resulting in less breakouts among other major health benefits.
If you cannot afford testing consider at least eliminating dairy and gluten for a month or two and see if there is a decrease in your breakouts.
#4 Increase anti inflammatory foods such as salmon, nuts, and seeds avocados, red grapes,(not too many), and leafy greens. Always be well hydrated.
#5 Supplement find out if you have any nutritional deficiencies. I frequently run a micro nutrient panel and ALL of our clients show up with 2 to 3 major nutrient deficiencies and these people are much better than the norm with respect to diet. If you are deficient in something it is very stressful on the body. At the very least consider supplementing with extra B vitamins, zinc, vitamin C, salmon oil, and a good multiple!
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