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Do you notice if your acne becomes worse when you get upset? If work gets you stressed out, is your skin susceptible to more breakouts? Dermatologists have argued for a long time over what the connection between acne and stress is.

Heredity is a huge factor in whether you will get acne or not, but now doctors realize that this unfortunate skin condition can be connected to other factors as well, such as having a bad diet or high amounts of stress.

Lot’s of doctors have known that stress can have a huge impact on your immune system. Stress can make your condition worse or better regardless of what your illness is.

When your body is thrown into an emotional state you will produce more hormones. Male hormones in particular can have an adverse affect in one’s sebaceous glands. They tend to produce too much sebum in the gland itself. Acne is the result of the glands becoming overactive with sebum and then getting clogged.

It is stress that enables acne to become worse, but it also produces an undesirable appearance in your skin. This is because sebum is affected by stress and in too large amounts can produce cortisol from the adrenal glands. This can make your skin look more oily on the surface because of the cortisol being released directly into your oil glands.

If you work on lowering your stress levels your acne is more likely to improve and you will also have better health. You can achieve this even if you are already taking prescription drugs to treat your acne or something over the counter.

Here are some tips to lower your stress so that you can fight acne more effectively. If you follow some of these ideas, your breakouts will likely get better and you will feel better too.

* Reduce Caffeine - When you ingest too many caffeinated products such as, coffee, tea’s or sodas your stress levels go up. When you reduce the consumption of these items your heart rate will slow down, you will feel more calm and have less headaches.

* Be more active. One of the best ways to reduce stress is to exercise. All you need is 20 minutes a day to do some good. Exercise is difficult for many people because they have a negative view of what exercise means. Do something that you enjoy, whether it is walking or playing tennis. If you enjoy something you are more likely to stick with it and do it on a regular basis.

* Make changes in what you eat. One of the biggest things you can do for your health is eat better. Too much sugar in the diet is bad for your skin and can cause behavioral issues in young people. Increase the amount of vegetables and fruit you eat and lower the amount of sugar and processed foods. Not only will you look better your health will greatly improve.

* Reduce the amount of Caffeine in your diet. Too much is not a good thing because it can lead to increased stress. So, drink less coffee, soda and other caffeinated products. You will feel more calm as a result.

No matter what type of acne treatment you choose to help fight acne, by reducing your stress you increase your chances of having beautiful skin and a healthier life.