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5. Stress
Although many conventional doctors claim that there is no direct connection between the state of stress or anxiety and acne breakouts, it has been tested and proven that stress causes the production of hormones( such as cortisol) and the weakening of the immune system that indirectly cause acne to aggravate.
Furthermore, when you are in a state of stress, your body depletes various essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B and magnesium that are essential for hormonal balance.
People inflicted with acne already suffer from abnormalities in hormone regulations, so stress can only aggravate it. Moreover, in a state of anxiety the digestive system seems to work more slowly due to lack of blood. A state of insufficient blood in the stomach is the result of the body trying to survive by rushing blood from " less " important organs to more survival-dependent organs like your muscles.
Stress can also put a burden on your liver, the same as other negative feelings can, such as hate, envy and jealousy. This weakens the liver, decreasing its ability to regulate your hormones that have gone out of balance, and it also kills the friendly bacteria in your intestines and makes your blood more acid. The weakened liver and immune system cannot handle the over-acidity.
Thus the ideal acne conditions are being built.
6. Sleep Disorders
The natural way regards insufficient sleep as one of the secondary causes for acne breakouts. When we do not get much sleep, there is an increase in hormone levels, which can indirectly lead to acne breakouts. Sleep is a minidetoxification period needed for the liver to eliminate toxins from your blood that otherwise would be reabsorbed into your system to be expelled later through your skin.
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