* Stress
== Home remedies ==
* Eat a truly nutritious diet. That means toss out all the processed foods. Eat a diet consisting of 80% fresh, raw, organic produce - more vegetables than fruit. Do not eat anything with artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, MSG, trans fats, or GMOs. Make sure your meat is organic. Avoid all allergens (any food you know causes a sensitivity). Stop eating sugar! It feeds bacteria and yeast. Add healthy probiotics to your diet. Omega 3 fatty acids are essential. Add flax seed oil, fish oil, krill oil, or an Omega 3 oil blend to your daily diet. Learn more about a healthy diet. (See link below).
* Get your gut healthy. If the ratio of good bacteria to bad bacteria and yeast in your gut is not optimum, your entire system is constantly dealing with an onslaught of toxins produced by bad bacteria and yeast. (see also : [[Candidiasis]].
* Stop using conventional soaps and shampoos. Use only organic products on your skin and scalp. If you are using ANY antibacterial soaps, you are killing off the good bacteria that helps keep the bad bacteria in check.
* [[Zinc]] is an important mineral that helps reduce inflammation throughout the body and boost immunity. Because many cases of acne involve an overproduction of sebum and a subsequent buildup of inflammation-causing dead skin cells, zinc can be a powerful remedy in naturally eliminating acne.
* [[Omega-3 fatty acids]], which are found in fish, flaxseed, hemp seed, chia seed, grass-fed beef, nuts, and raw grass-fed butter, are also beneficial due to their anti-inflammatory nature. Omega-3s have also been shown to regulate the production of leukotriene B4, a molecule that is linked to high sebum production and inflammatory acne.