We all know someone who blames everything on stress. But can stress also be to blame for acne? In this episode of DermTV, Dr. Schultz addresses this question as well as why stress does or doesn't acne. Subscribe to DermTV: www.youtube.com DermTV.com Connect with DermTV www.facebook.com www.twitter.com [TRANSCRIPT] I bet you know someone who blames everything on stress. Including their acne. But does stress really cause acne? Stay tuned for the answer! Stress is a very powerful force capable of affecting probably every organ in your body. Never underestimate the roll of stress in causing human disease. It affects each organ differently. It can make your heart race, your lungs gasp and wheeze, your stomach churn and burn, and your back ache. In terms of your skin, there are only a handful of skin disorders that I feel we have a scientific basis on which to attribute causation at least in part to stress. Acne is one, especially in females. Let me explain why. Believe it or not, your body has an organ specifically designed to help you deal with stress. Whoever designed the human body really knew what they were doing! That organ is called the adrenal gland. When your brain perceives stress, it sends a messenger to your adrenal gland which makes it secrete a hormone called cortisone, the stress hormone. It helps your body respond to and cope with the effects of stress. Nothing mysterious here. In both men and women, when the adrenal secretes cortisone, a tiny bit of ...
Saturday, January 26, 2013
DermTV - Does Stress Cause Acne [DermTV.com Epi #441]
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We all know someone who blames everything on stress. But can stress also be to blame for acne? In this episode of DermTV, Dr. Schultz addresses this question as well as why stress does or doesn't acne. Subscribe to DermTV: www.youtube.com DermTV.com Connect with DermTV www.facebook.com www.twitter.com [TRANSCRIPT] I bet you know someone who blames everything on stress. Including their acne. But does stress really cause acne? Stay tuned for the answer! Stress is a very powerful force capable of affecting probably every organ in your body. Never underestimate the roll of stress in causing human disease. It affects each organ differently. It can make your heart race, your lungs gasp and wheeze, your stomach churn and burn, and your back ache. In terms of your skin, there are only a handful of skin disorders that I feel we have a scientific basis on which to attribute causation at least in part to stress. Acne is one, especially in females. Let me explain why. Believe it or not, your body has an organ specifically designed to help you deal with stress. Whoever designed the human body really knew what they were doing! That organ is called the adrenal gland. When your brain perceives stress, it sends a messenger to your adrenal gland which makes it secrete a hormone called cortisone, the stress hormone. It helps your body respond to and cope with the effects of stress. Nothing mysterious here. In both men and women, when the adrenal secretes cortisone, a tiny bit of ...
We all know someone who blames everything on stress. But can stress also be to blame for acne? In this episode of DermTV, Dr. Schultz addresses this question as well as why stress does or doesn't acne. Subscribe to DermTV: www.youtube.com DermTV.com Connect with DermTV www.facebook.com www.twitter.com [TRANSCRIPT] I bet you know someone who blames everything on stress. Including their acne. But does stress really cause acne? Stay tuned for the answer! Stress is a very powerful force capable of affecting probably every organ in your body. Never underestimate the roll of stress in causing human disease. It affects each organ differently. It can make your heart race, your lungs gasp and wheeze, your stomach churn and burn, and your back ache. In terms of your skin, there are only a handful of skin disorders that I feel we have a scientific basis on which to attribute causation at least in part to stress. Acne is one, especially in females. Let me explain why. Believe it or not, your body has an organ specifically designed to help you deal with stress. Whoever designed the human body really knew what they were doing! That organ is called the adrenal gland. When your brain perceives stress, it sends a messenger to your adrenal gland which makes it secrete a hormone called cortisone, the stress hormone. It helps your body respond to and cope with the effects of stress. Nothing mysterious here. In both men and women, when the adrenal secretes cortisone, a tiny bit of ...
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