Hormones
“Raise levels of male hormones, like testosterone (normally low in females), stimulate oil production in the skin leading to dilated pores, oily skin, excessive body or facial hair and acne,” explains Dr. See. A monthly outbreak of hormonal acne can also be the result of a temporary premenstrual all in the estrogen levels and a burst in progesterone.

Stress and Lifestyles
Studies indicate that women working in competitive environments may overproduce male hormones, leading to acne outbreaks. Another theory is linked to women having children later in life. Many women juggle jobs, family, financial commitments and many other stresses that make adrenal glands produce more cortisol hormones, which can set off acne.

Clogged Pores
Some skincare and make-up products, such as those containing E and oil-based sorbolene creams, are “comedogenic” – a term that means they can block your pores and cause breakouts.

Poor Diet
Never fear – you don’t need to give up chocolate, but studies have shown that there may be links between developing adult acne and certain lifestyle diseases (such as metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes), as well as being overweight. A nutritionist suggests limiting refined carbohydrates (like rice, pasta, flour and refined sugars) and trans-fatty acids (such as processed snack foods, margarine and baked goods). Instead, increase your intake of food high in zinc (like beef, ginger, oysters and milk); essential fatty acids (fish, avocado, raw and unsalted nuts and seeds) and complex carbohydrates (such as legumes, wholegrain and non-starchy vegetables) to help lower serum levels

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Sleep is comforting. Naps are rejuvenating. Twice a day, Thomas Alva Edison would sit peacefully in a chair with a solid iron ball in each hand. As he moved from light sleep to deep slumber, the balls would drop and wake him up.
Like many other things in his life and his work, he got art of napping right to the final zzz. The most restful nap with the least amount of sleep hangovers is between 20 and 30 minutes. A short afternoon nap of this duration takes a little time from your busy daily schedule and provides you with the bonus of being fresh and invigorated for the rest of the evening.
In contrast, long naps of more than an hour allow you to slip into the deep stage of sleep that should ideally be reserved only for nightmare. Not only do you wake up groggy, but you also upset your night sleeping schedule.
Most urbanites in the efficient Western world would deny they ever take a nap on a weekday, for fear of being branded lazy. But napping is not laziness. It is like meditation – taking time out from the brutalities of the world to come back to it stronger and sharper. Or as someone once remarked: ‘It is wanting a “time out” from the exigencies of daily life – not permanently, not deeply, but for 15 minutes.’
Evolutionary psychologists believe humans are biphasic creatures. The monophasic pattern of all sleep in a single consolidated stretch at night goes against evidence that most people experience an afternoon slump for a few hours after lunch.
Some people blame this is on a heavy afternoon lunch, which does indeed make us feel sleepier, but lunch does not the only culprit. Siesta is ingrained deep within our genes.
Twelve hours after the point of deepest sleep at night we reach an energy trough in which our metabolism and mental abilities slow down automatically, regardless of the time of the day.
In other words. we aren’t even designed for am eight-hours working day! In fact, some people believe humans are not even biphasic, but multiphasic. Most animals catnap around the clock. And one of the best tricks to beat fatigue is to take 15-to 20-minute catnaps whenever you felt tired or have over exerted yourself.
Napping is most beneficial for those who don’t get enough sleep at night. A pattern of insomniac nights can have serious repercussions on both your mind and body. We don’t need medical research to know lost sleep makes as weary, distracted and irritable the next day. Lost sleep also have severe repercussions on immunity levels and metabolic activity.
Scientists at the University of Chicago found that sleep deprivation triggered a diabetes-like condition, diminished hormone production and interfered with the assimilation of carbohydrates which lead to severe fatigue.
Napping benefits the average office worker by improving alertness and memory, and therefore decision-making and productivity. Imagine a scenario in which employees are allowed 20 minuted after lunch to doze in a nap room. Compare this with the struggle most workers go through after the midday meal to stay awake, downing cups of coffee to kickstart their exhausted adrenal glands, no longer for the productivity buzz as in the morning but simply not to pass out.
Will napping on the job lead to lost productivity? I think not. There is point in being awake, fighting sleep for hours and working like a zombie, when all you need is 20-minutes escape to rejuvenate your energy levels.
But if you sell your time to an employer, there is enormous pressure on you to be there for the time you are paid, regardless of your actual output. There is no innate physical negative in catnapping, only a strong cultural one.
In any case, if your energy level and alertness hit rock bottom of coffee can make you 100 per cent. Do not ignore your sensitive biorhythms. If you’re sleepy, go to sleep. It’s not the hours but the quality of your sleep that determines how refreshed you are the next morning.
Napping is an important key to becoming an efficient sleeper and therefore an efficient worker and human being.