The Naturopathic Guide to Acne — Adult & Hormonal Acne, Root Causes, Testing & ClearSkin Protocol
You've tried the cleansers and serums, the months of antibiotics that worked until they didn't, maybe the pill, maybe being told to "just take DIM" - and it didn't hold. This guide explains why, and what to actually do about it. It works from one premise: you clear your skin when you finally understand the mechanism driving it. So this teaches you the master switch behind every breakout - the mTOR-FOXO1 mechanism most clinicians never explain - not a cookie-cutter "reduce your androgens."
What's Inside
- The reframe that changes everything: acne as a growth signal, not a hygiene problem - and the mTOR-FOXO1 master switch behind it.
- The five root-cause drivers - insulin/mTOR, ovarian androgens, adrenal/stress, low-oestrogen, and gut-driven - with a self-assessment to find yours.
- Why "your testosterone is normal" can be true and completely misleading - the free-testosterone, SHBG and locally-made DHT story done properly.
- The adrenal androgens standard panels miss, the low-oestrogen pattern nobody explains, and the fungal "acne" that won't respond to acne treatment.
- The exact GP bloods to request - drawn on the right cycle day - and the functional tests (DUTCH, GI-MAP, organic acids) that pinpoint your driver.
- A five-layer protocol in the order that works, an honest recovery timeline, a self-assessment, tracker and two tear-out test sheets.