What’s helped me with my hormonal (and cystic) acne
For years, I’ve struggled with acne in T zone, chin and cheeks. My hormones were negatively impacted from a variety of things such as being on the pill for 6.5-7 years, taking antidepressants for 2 years, getting extremely lean (almost, probably single digit body fat %), sleeping 4-5 hours every night, unhealthy relationships, poor food choices, just A LOT of stress on my body for years & years.
Things I’ve done to improve my acne:
➤ focused on making food choices. Eating Whole Foods, prioritizing protein, significantly eating less zero calorie/sugar and overly processed foods
➤ sleep. I can’t stress this one enough. Fixing my sleep schedule and quality has truly changed so much for my health. I aim for 7-9 hours nightly, take magnesium every night
➤ drinking 100-120 oz water daily
➤ focused on supporting liver and gut health through dietary choices and decreasing alcohol intake ➤ managing stress levels. Setting boundaries in work/life, and relationships. Needed to make time to pour into myself and not be go, go, go all of the time
➤ reducing caffeine intake, I used to drink coffee (sometimes 2 cups), an energy drink and pre workout daily 5x per week🫠
➤ got my bloodwork done to check my hormones and worked with
@drhalieschoff to help guide me in the direction to regulating them
➤ found a simple skincare routine that works for my skin and became consistent with it
Some other things I do to help with acne in general is washing pillow cases 2x/week, avoiding sleeping in makeup, avoid picking my face, red light therapy, and getting facials (need to get one soon)
While my skin isn’t perfect now and I still have pimples here and there, I’m happy with the progress I’ve made 🫶🏼
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