Acne, Hormonal Balance
and LASTING Clear Skin

Hormonal Imbalance Is One Of The Major Acne Contributing Factors: Discover How To Balance Your Hormones To Lasting Acne Free Skin

What Are Hormones and What Do They Do?

Hormones (derived from the word horman in Greek which means: "to set in motion") are chemical messengers produced by your body that transfer instructions between the cells. Hormones are secreted to the bloodstream by a set of glands called the endocrine system.

Hormones are responsible for the regulation of many important functions; among them are: cell metabolism, muscle metabolism, balance of our internal environment ("homeostasis"), sexual and reproductive function, sleep and growth cycles, and the burning and storing of fat. In regards to acne, hormones also control and regulate your skin oil production, or in simple terms, hormones control the amount of sebum (oil) your sebum glands produce.

It's only obvious that if your hormones are for some reason, out of balance, it will directly affect, in a negative way, on your skin oil glands, making them produce a lot more oil that needed. We already know that when this occurs and combined with toxins being secreted through your skin, acne is formed. That is the basic reason why we want to keep our hormones in perfect balance, since when are our hormones are in balance, the skin oil production is also in balance and acne and all its horrible symptoms (greasy skin, inflammation and puss) will not manifest themselves.

Hormones are produced and regulated in the body using a complex, highly intelligent and delicate system. Much like a home temperature system, when temperature rises, the thermostat senses the rise and shuts down the heat and when the temperature drops below the desired standard point, the thermostat turns the heat up again. Although in reality, the above example is quite simplified, this is basically how the body uses hormones to regulate body functions.

The body's cells are much like the thermostat. They know exactly when and how many hormones they need to function properly. The hormones are the actual mechanism that the thermostat uses to drop or raise the heat.

However, as the thermostat (cells) senses the need to lower or increase temperature, it gives instructions to the actual heat mechanism (hormones) telling them to change the heat to the desired level. These instructions, or type of communication between the cells and the hormones needs some sort of a wire or a messenger to be executed properly.

The messengers, or communicators between the cells and the hormones are called Prostaglandins and without them there will be no communication between the cells and your hormones. When there is no communication, hormones will be out of balance.

Prostaglandins are biochemicals that communicate with hormones and cells and trigger cells into action. Prostaglandins work inside the cells and help regulate the function of cells and organs through the communication of cells and hormones.

Among their many functions Prostaglandins activate inflammatory responses in the body, help clotting, aid reproduction processes, increase mucus production to protect inflammation and increase blood flow in the kidneys.

In regards to acne, Prostaglandins make sure your androgen hormones are in balance, as they regulate your hormones so that just the right amount of sebum will be produced by your skin oil glands and thus prevent excess amounts of sebum production that leads to acne.

In order for hormones to regulate properly and not stay out of balance, your body needs to produce sufficient amount of Prostaglandins. The only way your body will be able to produce the required amount of Prostaglandins is if you provide your body with certain important nutrients, such as essential fatty acids. You also need to provide your body with these nutrients from quality sources and in a correct ratio; otherwise the production of Prostaglandins will no be executed properly.

Additionally you have to provide your body with extra supplements that will help the absorption of these Prostaglandins.

By doing so your body will produce the right amount of Prostaglandins that will help regulate your hormones, making your hormones work in precise balance, not only preventing the formation of acne but also other health conditions associated with hormonal regulation problems such as hair loss, excess body fat and PMS symptoms.

Keeping a steady communication between hormones and cells, using Prostaglandins that regulate and keep hormones in balance is not enough.

In a normal system, where everything functions properly, as soon as hormones do their job as instructed by the cells, the used hormones that are not required by your body anymore, are therefore quickly removed and expelled from your body.

If these used hormones are not quickly expelled, your system becomes overwhelmed with excess hormones, as new and fresh hormones continue to be secreted to make their function. When your system is loaded with hormones, your hormonal regulation pathways become chronically imbalanced, trigger over production of sebum leading to full grown acne.

What organ is responsible for expelling used hormones from your body? The answer is: your liver. Your liver is responsible for clearing excess hormones out of your blood and lymph, and expels them out of your body through the bowels and kidneys.

Now, what happens if your liver is for some reason sluggish and congested with toxins? You got it. If your liver is weak and cannot clear used hormones out of your system, it will become overwhelmed and chronically imbalanced and you will suffer from acne regardless of how much Prostaglandins your body produces to regulate hormones.

Conclusion: by building a stronger liver we ensure the effective regulation of used hormones to be expelled from our body, making our hormones in perfect balance and our skin clear of acne.