347: Adult Hormonal Acne + Blood Sugar Dysfunction: What’s The Connection? w/ Lienna May

The Healthy Skin Show

Adult hormonal acne can start to affect every facet of your life. It can cause self-esteem issues, stress, and anxiety. Especially if you have tried the usual conventional treatments (like birth control pills and antibiotics) and alternative options (like an acne diet) — and still, your acne persists (or gets worse over time).
That’s why digging deeper is so important. Acne (and even hormonal acne) is usually a sign of a bigger problem lurking under the surface pointing towards issues like gut microbiome imbalances, thyroid disease, sex hormone issues, poor sleep, and blood sugar imbalances.
Though diet can play a role, acne diet approaches aren’t a quick fix, nor are they always successful. While many recommend eliminating dairy consumption, there’s a growing number of nutrition professionals pushing back against this.
So if you think that figuring out what’s going on with your acne is confusing, you’re not alone! I hope to help give you clarity on this with today’s guest who answers common questions relating to adult hormonal acne.
Lienna May, MS CNS LDN is a Clinical Nutrition Specialist and licensed clinical dietician/nutritionist who specializes in gut health, acne, and blood sugar imbalances. She received her Master’s Degree in Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and was certified by Yale University in “The Science of Well-Being.”
By viewing health symptoms as parts of a puzzle, Lienna loves connecting the dots for her clients to help them achieve optimal health through sustainable changes.
In This Episode:

• Why can blood sugar imbalances trigger acne?
• How do sex hormones drive adult hormonal acne?
• Does high LDL (aka “bad” cholesterol) affect acne?
• How poor sleep can be a hidden acne trigger
• Adult acne diet (Is dairy bad for acne)?
• Why a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) could be helpful for acne
• Who should NOT use a CGM?
• Simple tweaks to help achieve an optimal blood sugar level

Links
Find Lienna online | Instagram
Healthy Skin Show ep. 330: Everything You Need To Know About Dairy Allergy (In Food + Skincare Products) w/ Dr. Stacy Silvers
Healthy Skin Show ep. 296: Dairy vs Non-Dairy Milk: Which Is Better For You, Your Skin + The Planet? (PART 3)

Healthy Skin Show ep. 220: The Gut Microbiome Of Acne [NEW RESEARCH] w/ Dr. Julie Greenberg

Capitoli

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Understanding the insulin and acne connection (00:04:10)

3. How do sex hormones drive acne? (00:07:09)

4. Does high LDL (aka “bad” cholesterol) worsen acne? (00:09:11)

5. Poor sleep is a hidden acne trigger (00:11:19)

6. Is dairy bad for acne? (00:14:40)

7. Why a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) could be helpful for acne (00:22:25)

8. Who should NOT use a CGM? (00:24:36)

9. Simple tweaks to help achieve an optimal blood sugar level (00:26:31)