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Is my acne hormonal?

Is my acne hormonal?

I hear it a lot in my clinical practice: "I think my acne might be hormonal". In a sense all acne is hormonal. You may not have overt hormonal aberrations turn up on your blood test, but there may be something more subtle at play. Let me explain...

Balance your hormones by eating a delicious anti-inflammatory diet

Balance your hormones by eating a delicious anti-inflammatory diet

All food launches some sort of inflammatory response in our body.  This happens because food is a foreign object entering our body and our immune system's job is to identify and accept or reject it.  However, some foods are more inflammatory than others...