“Does sugar make your skin freak out and acne explode? Why? All about the insulin and inflammation baby!
But wait! If you didn’t know, there are 3 other posts before this one with acne tips! Don’t miss those.
You eat sugar, your body secretes insulin, insulin knocks on the cell’s door and sugar is invited in. But things get squirrely when you...
1. Overeat sugar or refined carbs
2. You have insulin resistance
3. You’re on birth control (this can push you towards insulin resistance)
4. You have PCOS...so insulin issues are already there
Why does insulin cause trouble for your skin?
✨It causes an increase in oil production (sebum) so that your skin is greasy
✨It increases IGF-1, which leads to androgen production (think testosterone). I’m going to have a post just about this soon!
✨It increases keratin production, which is a protein that can block pores
✨It can feed the wrong bacteria that go messing with your immune system
So what do you do? You cut out sugar. 🙄 I know, I know. As one gal commented the other day, “why is the answer always to cut out sugar and alcohol?” My response - “girl, I wish the answer to health was chocolate and tequila, but it’s not.” 😞 But let’s focus on what TO eat rather than what to NOT to eat. And it doesn’t mean every bit of sugar needs to be every bit of sugar.
Your diet does impact your skin. Your diet can drive acne and aging. And that should make you feel empowered because what you put at the end of your fork is some powerful medicine!” - #REPOST @drjolenebrighten