| By :
Bill Wynne
There are so many acne myths that circulate causing people fear and discouragement. Some of those myths include, squeezing pimples to make them heal faster, greasy foods like pizza cause acne, the sun will make acne heal faster, chocolate will make you breakout and there are many more that limit people's quality of life. There is one acne topic that a lot of guys are interested in and that is the idea that masturbation can cause pimples and acne breakouts. It is called by some, "Masturbation Acne", but is it true that masturbation causes acne? Before we go over an interesting study that was done that will help answer this we need to know one thing for sure, androgen hormones like testosterone do increase the likeliness of acne and pimple breakouts. It is this very reason that is responsible for young men and women to start experiencing acne when their bodies begin to enter puberty. The body is experiencing immense changes with hormonal levels much higher than ever before resulting in acne. Once we know that testosterone is responsible for acne breakouts we can now look at the interesting study done on masturbation and acne. In the year 2003 Chinese scientists officiated over a study to validate if high or low testosterone levels could be directly linked to the frequency of masturbation. The test group was comprised of 28 males and the length of time to abstain was a period of one week. Each day their serum testosterone levels were checked and the results led the researchers to the conclusion that masturbation does increase testosterone levels and it is known that androgen hormones like testosterone do increase the likeliness of an acne breakout. The answer, then, to our initial question, "Is there a such thing as Masturbation Acne?" is yes. Possibly you have heard that you can have an effect on testosterone levels be what you eat, your exercise routine, sleep or supplements. A very common inquiry would then be, is it possible for my diet or sleeping practices to cause pimple or acne flare ups. There are some foods that are known to increase testosterone levels in the blood. A couple of the foods that have higher zinc levels are pine nuts, pumpkin seeds and oysters. There are some other foods that are linked to higher testosterone levels and they are figs, basil, eggs, almonds, avocados, asparagus and brown rice. There is no need to be concerned about food causing real high testosterone levels since most people would not eat enough of these foods to cause pimples. To touch on other things that can irritate acne are anything that will increase stress. It is well documented that stress will cause pimples, therefore, if you don't sleep enough, drink enough water, overwork, eat too much sugar will have a negative impact on the brain. When you brain is not functioning properly you will not relate properly to your surroundings and stress will be the result, which in turn, can cause a breakout of acne and pimples. In concluding this little study together we can affirm that "Masturbation Acne" is real and that it is not isolated to masturbating alone but is related to any sexual activity since sexual activity stimulates elevated testosterone levels.
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