Natural Acne Diet - Is Your Diet The Cause Of Your Acne?

It is not a very commonly known fact that your diet can be a major cause of your acne breakouts. This is because this theory has been pushed off by many dermatologists, and acne companies who coincidentally are the ones making money from you spending money on their products. The truth of the matter is your diet can and does play a big role in the development of acne, and I will explain how.

Your body digests different foods by breaking them down into simple carbohydrates or simple sugars. These sugars are then sent by your bloodstream to wherever energy is needed in your body. The problem occurs when you consume a lot of candy, and refined sugary foods. When you consume these types of foods, they are already simple sugars which means that your body does not have to break them down any further and can make use of them right away. Since these simple sugars will all enter your bloodstream at once at a very quick rate, your blood sugar levels will elevate very quickly.

In an attempt to lower your blood sugar levels back to normal your body releases insulin, which causes a hormonal imbalance within your body. When this hormonal imbalance happens your body will excrete a higher amount of sebum (oily substance) within the skin's pores. This increase in sebum produced by your body creates the perfect environment for trapping dirt, dead skin and acne causing bacteria within your pores. This causes the pore to become infected which leads to acne.

Eating foods with preservatives, additives, or food dyes can also cause acne as your body considers these things to be toxins. Your body will then try to get rid of these toxins any way possible, most will go through your digestive tract however some will be pushed out through your pores. When this happens it allows for the same bacteria to gather and form acne.

By: Dave Willows

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These types of foods need to be eaten in moderation. They should by no means make up the main part of your diet. If you want to start fighting your acne at the cause, and become acne free forever in just 3-5 days go and check out this acne free diet now. To learn more about how your diet can affect acne or if you would like some acne diet food tips then visit my "Acne Diet Explained" Page