Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had an amazing day.
Since New Year's Eve, I have had two acne break outs. I don't know how it happened or why it happened, I just know that I suffered from acne a lot - all at once. Of course, this isn't fun. So today I'm going to show you where your acne is coming from, and what you can do against it. I found this picture on Tumblr, so I don't own it, but I thought it was quite helpful! Keep on reading...
1 & 2: Digestive System —
Eat less processed or junk food, reduce the amount of fat in your
diet, step up water intake and opt for cooling things like cucumbers.
3: Liver — Cut out the alcohol, greasy food and
dairy. This is the zone where food allergies also show up first, so take
a look at your ingredients. Besides all this, do 30 minutes of light
exercise every day and get adequate sleep so your liver can rest.
4 & 5: Kidneys — Anything around the eyes (including dark circles) point to dehydration. Drink up!
6: Heart — Check your blood pressure and Vitamin B levels. Decrease the intake of spicy or
pungent food, cut down on meat and get more fresh air. Besides
this, look into ways to lower cholesterol, like replacing “bad fats”
with “good fats” such as Omegas 3 and 6 found in nuts, avocados, fish
and flax seed. Also, since this area is chock-full of dilated pores,
check that your makeup is not past its expiry date or is skin-clogging.
7 & 8: Kidneys — Again, drink up! And cut down on aerated drinks, coffee and alcohol as these will cause further dehydration.
Zone 9 & 10: Respiratory system — Do you smoke?
Have allergies? This is your problem area for both. If neither of these
is the issue, don’t let your body overheat, eat more cooling foods, cut
down on sugar and get more fresh air. Also keep the body more alkaline
by avoiding foods that make the body acidic (meat, dairy, alcohol,
caffeine, sugar) and adding more alkalizing foods like green veggies and
wheatgrass juice. Another thing that most of forget – dirty cell phones
and pillow cases are two of the top acne culprits and this area is what
they affect the most!
Zone 11 & 12: Hormones — This is the signature
zone for stress and hormonal changes. And while both are sometimes
unavoidable, you can decrease their effect by getting adequate sleep,
drinking enough water, eating leafy veggies and keeping skin
scrupulously clean. Another interesting point: breakouts in this area
indicate when you are ovulating (and on which side).
Zone 13: Stomach — Step up the fibre intake, reduce the toxin overload and drink herbal teas to help with digestion.
14: Illness — Zits here can be a sign that your body
is fighting bacteria to avoid illness. Give it a break, take a yoga
class, take a nap, take time to breathe deeply, drink plenty of water
and know that everything always works out!
In case you have really bad acne break outs, you can go ahead and see a doctor or dermatologist to tell you more about causes and solutions.
I hope this helped you a little bit!
Have a good evening!
