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RISING WOMEN EXPERT
ADVICE...
I am well into my 40’s and am experiencing
frequent breakouts on my face. I thought I was all through that acne stage
of life?!
Yes, it’s true. You can get acne, even as an adult. The reality with acne is
that it can appear, disappear and then reappear, even at 40 to 60 years of
age. Acne is generally caused from toxins inside the body and by fluctuating
hormones. If fact, to calm those fluctuating hormones and control acne
breakouts, many women actually take a birth control pill, even though they
don’t need birth control. Hormonal imbalance can cause acne on both men and
women.
Hormones are chemical messengers your body uses to send messages back and
forth between organs and cells telling them what to do. In regard to your
acne, “androgenic hormones” tell your skin’s oil glands just how much sebum
or skin oil is needed to be “spit out”. If you get too many of these
androgenic hormones floating around, then your skin’s oil glands go into
“overdrive”, producing way too much sebum, resulting in acne.
Acne isn’t just caused by hormone imbalances either; it usually means a
toxic overload in your intestines, liver and kidneys. When the liver gets
toxic it dumps to the lymph nodes and also can leave some toxins in your
blood. When this happens, it is much like the body inside boiling over, and
since the skin is the largest organ, it takes on the toxins that are not
being eliminated through the bowel, lungs, urinary and liver. Sure, there
are other things such as bacteria and/or diet that can influence us, but
usually it is the toxic overload combined with hormonal imbalance. The liver
also plays a part in balancing your hormones. That is another reason why men
and women both get acne.
Balancing hormones in men and women can be done naturally through herbs and
homeopathy, without the side effects and ramifications of the birth control
pills. Many people have tried topical treatments, which may take away the
acne, but the stopping of the acne on the outside will likely make it show
up internally as a cyst, fibroid, ulcer, tumor, boil, etc., as the root of
the problem still has not been addressed.
So if you really want to rid your body of acne, then detoxify your internal
body with a colon, liver and kidney cleanse first, and then address your
hormonal imbalance with herbs and homeopathy. Have beautiful clean skin
inside and out. Be all that you can be!
Janet Rowe, owner of Health & Natural Lifestyles, specializes in live
& dried Blood Analysis. For more details or an appointment, contact
403.212.6077. |
