Andrew Huberman· PhD
acne tends to be a condition that is bodal meaning we tend to see it in adolescence we tend to see it in 25 to 35 year olds and for the unfortunate group of people that bridge that Gap we see it anywhere from 12 to 35 acne is a condition that's usually seen by pimples you know what we call blackheads or white heads zits or boils and it's thought to be caused by three important things it's an overproduction of sebum which is the oily stuff that comes out of your skin and that's dictated by your hormones your hormones will increase the output of sebum and that usually occurs in puberty but can also occur if you're taking medications like prednizone cortisol testosterone anything that is a hormone driver so sebum is the first cause sebum is the food for the a for the bacteria that cause acne so as there's more food the bacteria proliferate and in proliferation it recruits an immune response your immune system says hey there's a little bit too much of these organisms let's go and take care of them that's where you get that red zit