| The number people over 30 needing acne | | | | creates conflict and tension in the body. |
| treatments has climbed to the extent that a | | | | Again, these issues most be addressed to |
| report published in Journal of the American | | | | avoid undue stress within the body.5. Are you |
| Academy of Dermatology recommends raising the | | | | exercising everyday?Exercise reduces stress |
| age for insurance coverage of the acne drug | | | | and gives you an opportunity to |
| tretinoin to at least 40. The authors of the | | | | subconsciously contemplate challenges that |
| report, Drs. Steven Feldman and Alan | | | | you may be facing. Physical activity also |
| Fleischer, dermatologists at Wake Forest | | | | keeps your muscles and intestines toned, |
| University Baptist Medical Center, add that | | | | which keeps encourages regularity.6. Are you |
| many insurance companies refuse to pay for | | | | changing your pillowcase frequently?Using a |
| tretinoin prescriptions for patients older | | | | dirty pillowcase aggravates an acne |
| than 25.Even if your insurance company leaves | | | | condition. Your face naturally secretes oils |
| you to fend for yourself, you still have | | | | during the night. These oils are sticky. So |
| options for freeing yourself from acne and | | | | if you pillowcase if dirty, you are allowing |
| wrinkles. At first, coping with acne and | | | | your face to collect extra waste during the |
| wrinkles may seem like a cosmetic catch 22. | | | | night, which could further clog your pores.7. |
| Do you dry your skin with acne cleansers | | | | Have you moved recently or are you changing |
| containing benzoyl peroxide and salicylic | | | | your job/career?New demands or feelings of |
| acid, and worsen your wrinkles? Or, do you | | | | lose can sometimes accompany change. Transfer |
| smear on the moisturizer to smooth the | | | | these emotions into something constructive by |
| wrinkles, but cope with the zits brought on | | | | writing in a journal or envisioning how these |
| by the extra oil?Before you get frantic, ask | | | | changes are going to benefit you. Find |
| yourself a series of questions. Adult acne | | | | comfort in these changes and opportunities |
| may be the result of hormonal flunctuations | | | | for new beginnings.8. (Women) Do you also |
| triggers by diet, stress or your | | | | experience excessive facial hair growth and |
| environment.1. Are you regular? About 70% of | | | | erratic periods?Conditions such as acne, |
| your immune system is located in your | | | | excessive facial hair, and erratic periods |
| intestines. If this area is blocked with | | | | could indicate an androgen disorder or other |
| waste, your immuno-defenses are down. So, | | | | underlying hormonal imbalances. Your doctor |
| instead of waste leaving your body via the | | | | can provide you with a series of endocrine |
| rectum, it chooses to leave through the skin. | | | | tests to ascertain your hormone levels and |
| Waste leaving the skin can cause an infection | | | | what corrective actions you should take. |
| that presents itself as acne.2. Are you | | | | Ricardo Azziz, M.D, who serves as Chair of |
| tense?Tension likewise reduces the vigor of | | | | the Department of Obstetrics and Director of |
| the immune system. Take a few deep breaths | | | | the Center for Androgen-Related Disorders at |
| throughout the day to calm your body. Take a | | | | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, estimates that |
| long walk in the fresh air to wind down.3. | | | | 80 percent of women with excessive androgen |
| Are you eating all the nutrients you | | | | levels suffer from an endocrine disorder |
| need?Cases of acne have been improved with | | | | called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Dr. |
| consuming foods containing zinc, essential | | | | Azziz adds that women with PCOS often have |
| fatty acids, vitamin A and a host of other | | | | insulin resistance and are at increased risk |
| nutrients. All of these vital nutrients are | | | | for developing Type II diabetes, hypertension |
| available in leafy green vegetables, fruits | | | | and heart disease.Health author and Stanford |
| and olive oil.4. Are you constantly thinking | | | | University graduate Naweko San-Joyz lovingly |
| about a personal issue that you have not | | | | writes from her home in San Diego. |
| addressed?Not resolving personal issues | | | | |