Links between acne and depression

In an analysis of one of the largest electronic medical records databases in the world, researchers found that patients with acne had a significantly increased risk of developing major depression, but only in the first 5 years after being diagnosed with acne. The British Journal of Dermatology analysis included data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) (1986-2012), a large primary care database in the United Kingdom.

The investigators found that the risk for major depression was highest within 1 year of acne diagnosis a-63% higher risk compared with individuals without acne and decreased thereafter. The results indicate that it is critical that physicians monitor mood symptoms in patients with acne and initiate prompt treatment for depression or seek consultation from a psychiatrist when needed.

This study highlights an important link between skin disease and mental illness. Given the risk of depression was highest after the first time a patient presented to a physician for acne concerns, it shows how impactful human skin can be towards overall mental health.

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How to break sugar addiction

Insomnia, regular breakouts, craving for sweet and exhausted taste buds may be an indicator that you are suffering from a sugar addiction.

 Sugar addiction can leads to overweight and obesity. Excessive sugar consumption in different forms destroys body systems generally.

Acne is an indication that there is too much sugar in the diet, damage to the skin proteins, collagen and elastin, leading to premature wrinkles and aging.

Change in taste bud; taste buds are addicted to sweet foods and may not want any food that is not sweet.

Diet high in sugar can increase cancer growth; tumors used sugar as energy to mutate and spread across the body.

Bacteria in the mouth feeds on sugars which creates harmful acids causing tooth decay, destroy tooth enamel and form hole in the tooth.

The pancreas releases insulin to transfer glucose to the cell's after consuming sugar, the higher the sugar peak, the more extreme the sugar dip that will follow.

Sugar interrupts the supply of important neurotransmitter precursors through the blood-brain barrier - and particularly ones that help produce serotonin and dopamine, which influence mood.

Excess sugar consumption decrease the amount of good cholesterol in the bloodstream and increase the amount of bad cholesterol in the body, leading to heart disease.

The liver struggles to process excessive amounts of sugar. The unprocessed sugars are converted to fat calls, which are distributed throughout the body. It can leads to obesity.

Too much sugar in the body can cause bacteria to move from the colon to the small intestine, proliferate on the foods digesting in the small intestine and cause bloating, acid reflux, gas and abdominal cramping.

Sugar can be remove from the body by replacing process foods with whole foods and by replacing all processed drinks with water.
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How to remove impact of stress on your skin

 Stress can cause dry, flaky and acne on skin surface by releasing damaging free radicals and hormone like cortisol that speed up aging skin, eczema and psoriasis

Frowning and clenching of jaw when we are stressed increase wrinkles and cause premature ageing of the skin.

Prolonged stress can slow down the production of collagen and elastin, leading to sagging.

 Facial massage is one of the ways of managing skin stress, it helps in blood circulation and prevents toxins from the complexion.

Smiling or laughing can reduce effects of stress on your skin. Taking warm bath before bed can also revive your skin.

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Imbalance of skin bacteria can cause acne

Dr. Huiying Li of the David Geffen school of medicine at the University of California-Los Angeles and colleagues suggest that acne may be caused by strain of bacteria.

Acne is a skin disease that involves the oil glands at the base of hair follicles, it's very common at the face, neck, chest, and back.

Propionibacterium is responsible for acne development, dr Li and his colleagues tested 72 adults for their Study, 38 had acne and 34 did not.

DNA shotgun sequencing method was used to check makeup of skin microbiota for each individual and discovered that adults with acne had higher level of virulence-related genes associated with the production of bacteria toxins that cause skin inflammation.