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What is rosacea?

Rosacea is a skin condition commonly associated with redness, inflammation, or rash, typically located on the nose and the cheeks. Rosacea can appear differently in different people. Some may experience a quick flushing sensation in their face, some may experience constant redness, irritation, and discomfort of their face, and others may experience acne-like breakouts on their face. 

 

What causes rosacea?

The root causes of rosacea are largely unknown, but there are many different working theories. 

One of the most common theories is that underlying inflammation is likely contributing to the development of rosacea. This inflammation could be coming from a disrupted gastrointestinal microbiome (possible infections or imbalanced bacteria) or a disrupted skin microbiome, as it is common for patients with rosacea to have higher numbers of Demodex mites on the skin. 

Several different triggers for rosacea can vary from person to person, including stress, sunlight, spicy foods, exercise, temperature changes, caffeine, and alcohol. Therefore, it is essential to take notes of your symptoms so that you can better understand what may be triggering your rosacea. 

 

Naturopathic Support for Rosacea

One of the main principles of naturopathic medicine is ‘tolle totum’ which means ‘to treat the whole person.’ When you book your initial appointment with one of our naturopathic doctors, we will dive deep into your medical history. We will discuss things like diet, sleep, stress, exercise, etc. This is to learn more about you as a whole person (and not just your rosacea). This will allow us to make possible connections between your rosacea and other factors in your life that could be contributing (stress, intense exercise, inflammation, diet, microbiome imbalances, etc). Making these connections and getting to the root causes can help us work towards improving symptoms along with the underlying causes, helping you move towards an improved state of health. 

If you want to be proactive before your visit, you can create a symptom and lifestyle journal to help us better understand what could be triggering your symptoms. In your journal, you can include things like: what symptoms you experience, what time of day you experience them, what activities you were doing before/while you noticed the symptoms, what foods you ate before/during symptoms, etc. 

 

If you are tired of dealing with rosacea, take charge of your health this Rosacea Awareness Month and let Richmond Natural Medicine help guide you towards clear skin

 

For more information on our practice or to schedule an appointment, give us a call at (804) 977-2634!

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References:
  1. Farshchian M, Daveluy S. Rosacea. [Updated 2023 Aug 8]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557574/ 
  2. Sánchez-Pellicer P, Eguren-Michelena C, García-Gavín J, et al. Rosacea, microbiome and probiotics: the gut-skin axis. Front Microbiol. 2024;14:1323644. Published 2024 Jan 8. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323644 

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