![]() This causes an increase in oil production, the skin feels oily and the pores may become clogged resulting in acne pimples. Too much testosterone results in a hyper stimulation of the sebaceous glands in the skin. This fluctuation can result in an over production in the adrenal glands causing one to fatigued, anxious or stressed. In the course of a woman’s monthly cycle, estrogen levels fluctuate upsetting the balance of the testosterone produced hormone. Estrogen regulates the amount of testosterone produced by the adrenal glands and ovaries. The long-term effects of stress include high blood pressure, heart –health issues, rosacea, depression, gall stones and kidney stones.Īcne is another adrenal related hormonal stress reaction. ![]() The stress related response results in tenseness, indigestion or upset stomach, fatigue, stiffness in the muscles, headaches and facial redness and flushing. ![]() ![]() The rush of hormones and adrenaline create a sharp alertness, the nervous system responds, your pulse rates rises, your muscles tense causing the immune system to slow and begin to shut down. Adrenaline Induced Facial Redness and FlushingĪdrenaline induced facial flushing occurs as a result of a hormone released stress response causing an instant or immediate flush of redness rushing to the facial area. To learn more about steroid use, please see First World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology. Discontinuing the steroid will result in a worsening of the facial condition with the appearance of bright flaming skin redness, secondary comedones, firm hard nodules under the skin, round, follicular, deep papulopustules and possible scaling or peeling of the skin. The steroid will over time thin the skin and increase vascular redness, the emergence of spider veins or telangiectasis becomes very visible and the overall complexion develops a copper or dark red skin tone. Prolonged use of topical steroids results in a steroid dependence. In a severe situation, a two week maximum course of a topical steroid may be beneficial. Steroid Induced Redness and Flushingĭespite all the evidence that such a practice does more harm than good, there are still some physicians and dermatologists who will prescribe topical steroids for facial treatment of rosacea, or in a more complex situation for the treatment of eczema, psoriasis or acne when they have no idea how else to treat it. The proteins of most fruits and vegetables provide the body and brain with many nutrients with a high pH that are needed to repair the body and facial tissue for the best “rosacea diet” while carbohydrates are needed for energy and is most often stored as fat. High fiber foods provide a slow energy burn and do not result in vascular flushing or facial redness. This gives us the sensation of feeling fuller after the meal. The more complex carbohydrates including root vegetables, meats and some fruits create a slower released energy burn providing the body with more sustained energy, less physical fatigue and reduced facial flushing.įiber based foods have a higher pH, a slower digestion and burn rate. On the facial skin this relates to faster, high impact flushing event. ![]() These foods would include such things as alcohol, candies, cookies, donuts and foods containing high sugar content. Avoiding spikes from high energy burns and heavy meals through the consumption of balanced meals with small healthy snacks in between can help to regulate the sugar/carb spikes and control facial redness and flushing.įoods with a high acidic pH are identified on the pH scale in the 1 to 3 range are digested and dispersed quickly into the blood stream causing high glucose spikes. The vascular induced flushing resulting from heavy carb and sugar spikes causes the digestive system to react to the increase in vascular dilation with its increased blood flow, visually this is seen as facial redness or a flushed appearance. ![]()
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