Andrew Huberman· PhD
it tends to be kind of distressing for people and the reason it's stressing is that it can look like blushing or flushing of the face when in fact one isn't emotionally embarrassed however being embarrassed or having any flushing of the skin can exacerbate existing rosacea so it's thought to be caused by a combination of genetics there can perhaps be some again over inflammation of the skin which probably reflects inflammation more globally at the level of the gut and body Etc we've been talking a lot about that today and there are things that can exacerbate rosacea such as alcohol intake or anything that acts as a vasod dilator that dilates the vasculature innervating the skin