Why do you keep getting acne? Which of these 20 reasons do you fall into?

A netizen asked: Teacher, please tell me how to avoid acne? I am 36 years old, and I have had acne since I was a teenager, and I still have it now. I just hope my daughter won't have it in the future. I feel so sorry for her, giving her such genes......

There are many people who have the same troubles as this friend.

There is a hot topic on Weibo: Is having acne bad luck?

Skin problems are largely influenced by genetic factors. Acne and skin allergies are all genetic . It really depends on luck. If one of your parents has a history of acne, you may be more likely to get acne. If both parents have this problem, it will be even harder to avoid it.

However, human genes cannot be changed, so there is no point in complaining about your parents.

For people with related genes, it will be of great help if they live a healthy life and pay attention to their diet since childhood. Although it is difficult to avoid getting any pimples, it can at least greatly reduce the number of pimples and the degree of inflammation, so that the facial skin can basically remain in normal condition.

Think about it, does the condition of acne sometimes get better and sometimes get worse? Since the body condition can be better during some periods of time, it means that it has the potential to improve. As long as we support the body's repair mechanism and do not cause trouble to the body, it can be improved and recovered to a certain extent.

Friends who have acne problems can do the following self-assessment and reflect on what problems exist.

1 The girl suffers from polycystic ovary syndrome . (One of the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome is a lot of acne.)

2. People are overweight, especially those who have gained weight in a short period of time. (This can easily cause a disorder in sex hormone levels.)

3. People who are not too fat, but have little or soft muscles, a high body fat percentage , and a loose body. (This situation often involves insulin resistance, which is a factor that promotes acne.)

4. Love to eat sweets or drink sweet drinks . (Sweets promote insulin resistance, increase inflammatory response, and consume B vitamins, all of which promote acne.)

5. I rarely eat whole grains, only foods made from white rice and white flour, and I love refined white carbohydrates. (The state of excessive blood sugar response will also promote insulin resistance and increase inflammatory response. White rice and white flour are low in B vitamins.)

6. Love to eat all kinds of pastries, bread, snacks, cakes and other high-carb foods with added oil, salt and sugar. (Same reason as above.)

7 Feeling drowsy after meals, but wanting to eat snacks between meals. (This is likely due to high blood sugar levels or insulin resistance. You can go to the hospital to measure your blood sugar levels and insulin secretion curves 3 hours after meals.)

8. Acne-causing reactions to milk and dairy products . (For some people, IGF-1 and some proteins in milk may promote acne. The same is true for goat milk.)

9. Like fried and grilled foods, and love the "smoke smell" and burnt aroma. (These foods contain a large amount of pro-inflammatory substances produced by high temperature heating, which may worsen acne.)

10 When cooking, the oil temperature is high , and the peppers and chilies need to be fried until they turn yellow and brown to be fragrant. (Same reason as above.)

11. Like to eat roasted nuts such as peanuts, watermelon seeds, and sunflower seeds , or nuts that are roasted very dry and heavily seasoned. (These nuts and roasted nuts are rich in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids, and over-roasting or roasting produces pro-inflammatory substances.)

12. Eating too much meat and too few vegetables . (Too much saturated fatty acid is a pro-inflammatory factor, while antioxidant components such as polyphenols and dietary fiber in vegetables are beneficial for reducing inflammation and improving acne.)

13. Poor digestion and absorption, gastrointestinal diseases . (If you cannot fully digest and absorb food, you may have chronic allergies or intolerance to some foods, promote inflammation in the body, and cause intestinal flora disorders, thus causing acne.)

14. Monotonous food , multiple B vitamins or vitamin A deficiency. (Insufficient vitamin B2 and vitamin B6 may cause seborrheic dermatitis, and excessive sebum promotes acne. Vitamin A deficiency reduces the skin's ability to repair.)

15. Intestinal tract is not smooth . (Bacterial disturbance is an important cause of skin problems.)

16. Too little exercise, or too much high-intensity exercise . (Insufficient exercise can promote insulin resistance and obesity, but too much high-intensity exercise can also cause hormone disorders.)

17. Mental stress is high and the mood is not good . (Stress and anxiety can promote inflammatory response)

18 Go to bed late, stay up late, or suffer from insomnia . (Staying up late and suffering from insomnia will promote inflammatory response and reduce the skin's ability to repair itself.)

19 Using too much cosmetics or being allergic to certain skin care products.

20 Side effects of using certain medications.

Let’s see how many of these you have encountered?

Within the scope of your ability, you can try to correct yourself and avoid letting your children make the same mistakes again.

I think this principle applies to everyone and to every physical problem.

Therefore, the most important principle is to improve health, avoid insulin resistance, adjust hormone balance, improve digestion and absorption, and reduce inflammatory response.

Here are 20 skin care measures you can try:

——Eat less sweets and avoid sweet drinks , including cold drinks and fruit juice. When your appetite is strong a few days before menstruation, it is better to increase staple food, fruits, meat and eggs instead of eating sweets, otherwise the acne will become more serious.

——Eat less frying, smoking and grilling , and use more cooking methods such as stewing and stir-frying that do not overheat.

- Use fresh oil for cooking and reduce takeout stir-fry (restaurants often use used oil, which contains too many pro-inflammatory substances).

- Eat enough fresh vegetables . At least 500 grams a day, provided your digestive system is normal.

- If your digestive system allows, replace 1/3 to 1/2 of white rice and flour with whole grains and beans as your staple food.

- If you used to love eating meat, try reducing the amount of meat by half and replacing it with some non-fried fish and soy products.

- If you must eat fried meat or fish, remove the batter or breading and frying crusts.

- Don't eat too many nuts and oil seeds . Choose fresh and original products and only eat them in small amounts in the morning.

-- Some people have acne-promoting reactions to chocolate and cocoa . If so, give them up.

——Don’t add sugar or creamer when drinking coffee or black tea, and quit sweetened milk tea.

——For those who eat more dairy products, temporarily avoid milk and milk powder and try sugar-free yogurt. Fermentation can partially degrade IGF-1, so most people will not experience acne when eating yogurt. If it still doesn't work, switch to sugar-free soy milk. Plant milks often have sugar added to them, or they have been hydrolyzed with amylase, which will also produce sugar, so you should carefully read the ingredients list.

——Overweight or obese people should lose weight, but they should not use too drastic dieting methods to avoid rebound.

——People with excessive body fat or weak muscles should increase exercise to build muscle and reduce fat.

——Protect the digestive function , keep the stomach comfortable and the intestines unobstructed.

——If you feel that your digestion is not very good, go to the allergy department of a tertiary hospital to do a food intolerance and food allergy test to rule out possible problem foods.

- Ask a nutritionist to help you assess whether you have insufficient vitamin intake. If so, you can take appropriate supplements of multiple vitamins, especially B vitamins.

——Go to bed early to improve sleep quality . Go out for a walk or do yoga one hour before bedtime instead of looking at your phone.

——Relax and get rid of worries.

——Do not take medication on your own. Consult a dermatologist and pharmacist before use to find out if it may cause acne.

——Regarding skin care products, you can consult a dermatologist or beauty expert about what types of products you can use.

At this point, many people will ask:

Because I have acne, I dare not eat irritating food. So can I still eat chili peppers, peppercorns, curry, mustard and the like?

Actually, it is edible.

If you eat peppers and peppercorns that have not been fried, they will not promote acne. There is no literature report that spices such as curry, mustard, and basil promote acne.

Literature reports that some spice essential oils such as Sichuan pepper essential oil even have the effect of inhibiting skin pathogens , including Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, etc., which are closely related to skin diseases such as severe acne. Therefore, it is okay to eat foods made with pickled peppers, dried pepper powder, and spiced foods cooked with Sichuan pepper, star anise, and bay leaves.

However, many people do have skin problems after eating strong-flavored foods. However, the blame cannot be placed on spices, as high-temperature frying and grilling are likely to be the causative factors .

After high-temperature frying or grilling, food ingredients will produce polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and advanced glycated end products (AGEs), which are powerful pro-inflammatory substances that can aggravate skin inflammation, worsen acne, and promote skin aging.

Recent studies have found that the content of AGEs in the skin is not only an important indicator of skin aging, but also helps predict the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes. Of course, this is another topic, and we will continue to talk about it later.