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I used to have horrible acne. To give context I had cysts on my face since I was 12 years old. The majority of the people in my family had suffered from acne before. I never went on any kind of medication whatsoever (other than OFC 10% benzoyl peroxide). After 5 years of trial and error and trying to pin point what caused my acne, I have finally found a solution that may or may not work for others.
The first and most important thing that alot of people DO NOT do is regulate their diet.
When we eat high carbohydrate foods, glucose is released into our blood. Our bodies needs to transfer this glucose (broken down carbs) into the muscles and fat stores for energy. In order to do this,the pancreas releases insulin; as insulin increases, so do androgenic hormones and IGF-1. The rapid spike of these hormones after sugar and/or carbohydrate consumption causes the skin to increase sebum production. Sebum is what contributes the most to acne, hence why Accutane dries the skin out; its goal is to eliminate sebum production.
How can we prevent this from happening? We first have to figure out a way to either eliminate insulin spikes (not a good idea especially if you are trying to feel good), or we can regulate our insulin spikes, which in theory would lessen the amount of sebum our skin produces. To do this dealing we should eat foods that have a low glycemic indexes (low GI foods). The GI is the measurement of how quickly a food causes blood sugar to rise. BUT, this can negatively impact the quality of our lives; who the fuck wants to eat clean foods 24/7 to prevent acne?
The best way to prevent this is by eating MEALS not snacks. Ideally we should eat balanced meals with fiber, fat, and protein. These macro-nutrients will reduce the speed of glucose being released in our bloodstream. This is because our bodies takes longer to extract energy and carbs from balanced meals. Technically you can eat shit food and still not breakout as long as they are eaten in combination with fiber and/or proteins and fats.
We must take into account our own genetics; different people elicit different responses to our environment and the food they eat, and they should try their best to figure out their genetic weak-points.
In these two photos I was bulking in a 500 calories surplus. The difference was my diet; the first diet I ate sporadically and un-calculated. I thought that as long it fit my in my calories, it didn't matter how & what I ate. I was partially correct but it nuked my skin. I remember drinking big ass milkshakes not knowing that I was ironically looksminning myself in the pursuit of the bulk. In the after photo, I was still at a 500 cal surplus and was eating fun food that didnt want to make me kill myself. At first I was unintentionally following my previously stated hypothesis and was somewhat clueless as to why my acne was going away. I started to research and self reflect on my acne and found out that it was in fact my diet and all the isolated carb-filled snacks I had when I was cystic.
The photos were taken ~1 year apart:
tldr: Eat balanced meals to prevent insulin spikes and make sure to wash on a consistent schedule.
The first and most important thing that alot of people DO NOT do is regulate their diet.
When we eat high carbohydrate foods, glucose is released into our blood. Our bodies needs to transfer this glucose (broken down carbs) into the muscles and fat stores for energy. In order to do this,the pancreas releases insulin; as insulin increases, so do androgenic hormones and IGF-1. The rapid spike of these hormones after sugar and/or carbohydrate consumption causes the skin to increase sebum production. Sebum is what contributes the most to acne, hence why Accutane dries the skin out; its goal is to eliminate sebum production.
How can we prevent this from happening? We first have to figure out a way to either eliminate insulin spikes (not a good idea especially if you are trying to feel good), or we can regulate our insulin spikes, which in theory would lessen the amount of sebum our skin produces. To do this dealing we should eat foods that have a low glycemic indexes (low GI foods). The GI is the measurement of how quickly a food causes blood sugar to rise. BUT, this can negatively impact the quality of our lives; who the fuck wants to eat clean foods 24/7 to prevent acne?
The best way to prevent this is by eating MEALS not snacks. Ideally we should eat balanced meals with fiber, fat, and protein. These macro-nutrients will reduce the speed of glucose being released in our bloodstream. This is because our bodies takes longer to extract energy and carbs from balanced meals. Technically you can eat shit food and still not breakout as long as they are eaten in combination with fiber and/or proteins and fats.
We must take into account our own genetics; different people elicit different responses to our environment and the food they eat, and they should try their best to figure out their genetic weak-points.
In these two photos I was bulking in a 500 calories surplus. The difference was my diet; the first diet I ate sporadically and un-calculated. I thought that as long it fit my in my calories, it didn't matter how & what I ate. I was partially correct but it nuked my skin. I remember drinking big ass milkshakes not knowing that I was ironically looksminning myself in the pursuit of the bulk. In the after photo, I was still at a 500 cal surplus and was eating fun food that didnt want to make me kill myself. At first I was unintentionally following my previously stated hypothesis and was somewhat clueless as to why my acne was going away. I started to research and self reflect on my acne and found out that it was in fact my diet and all the isolated carb-filled snacks I had when I was cystic.
The photos were taken ~1 year apart:
tldr: Eat balanced meals to prevent insulin spikes and make sure to wash on a consistent schedule.
