Coffee - Peri-Menopause - Acne?????
Can coffee trigger an acne breakout???? I don't know about you guys, but I love my coffee! About 2 or 3 years ago, I started saving my extra morning pot of coffee and bringing it in a coffee thermos to work. The amount of coffee I drank at work varied depending on whether I had breaks in between clients. I have noticed over the past couple of years that I would have "hormonal" breakouts that I thought were triggered by food, vitamins, menopause, etc., yet I could never pinpoint the exact cause of my "flare-ups". When I say "hormonal" breakouts, this means acne around the jawline and around the nose,etc. I have been doing extensive research and have come up with this explanation for my hormonal breakouts: Coffee increases the stress hormone "Cortisol". This will increase oil production and wreak havoc on your skin from the inside out! Breakouts are either internal or external or a combination of both. Inflammation in the gut