Does stress cause pimples? - Claudia Aguirre

Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Prevoditelj: Marijana Mijat Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

She's only a few feet away.

Ona je udaljena samo par koraka od njega.

The closer he gets, the more nervous he becomes,

Što joj je bliže, to je nervozniji,

the budding zit on his nose growing bigger and bigger until it practically eclipses his face.

bubuljica na njegovom nosu sve više raste dok mu konačno ne zasjeni cijelo lice.

She looks at him hovering nearby, sees the massive zit, and giggles.

Ona ga vidi kako se mota u blizini, ugleda ogromnu bubuljicu i počne hihotati.

He slumps away, feeling sick.

On se odvuče natrag, s mučninom u želucu.

Stress can sure make a mess, and it happens to both teens and adults.

Stres može napraviti potpuni nered, kako mladima, tako i odraslima.

But how does it happen?

Ali kako se to događa?

Let's rewind to before the zit, to before Justin even sees his crush.

Počnimo priču prije bubuljice, prije nego je Justin uopće ugledao svoju simpatiju.

Already late for school, Justin got to class just in time to hear the teacher say "pop quiz."

Kasnio je, a čim je ušao u razred, čuo je nastavnika: 'blic provjera'.

He hadn't done his homework the night before, and felt more unprepared

Sinoć nije napisao zadaću pa se osjećao kao da je upao u zasjedu

than the ambushed World War II soldiers he was supposed to write about.

baš kao oni vojnici iz 2. svjetskog rata o kojima je trebao pisati.

A sudden rush of panic swept over his body, leaving him with sweaty palms,

Napad panike preplavio mu je tijelo, oznojili su mu se dlanovi,

a foggy mind and a racing heart.

razum se pomutio, a srce počelo lupati.

He stumbled out of class in a daze, and ran straight into his all-time crush, spiking up his stress.

Izjurio je iz razreda u bunilu i zaletio se ravno u svoju simpatiju, što je još

Stress is a general biological response to a potential danger.

pojačalo njegov stres. Stres je zapravo opći biološki odgovor na moguću opasnost.

In primitive caveman terms, stress can make you fight for your life,

Riječima davnih pećinskih ljudi, stres nas tjera na borbu na život i smrt,

or run for your life, if, for example, you're confronted by a hungry saber-tooth tiger.

ili na bijeg za goli život. Kao npr. kad se sretnemo sa gladnim sabljastim tigrom.

Special chemicals called stress hormones run through your body,

Posebne kemikalije zvane hormoni stresa kolaju našim tijelima

giving you more oxygen and power to run away from danger

i daju nam više kisika i snage kako bismo pobjegli od opasnosti

or to face it and fight for your life,

ili se suočili s njom i borili za život.

hence the term "fight or flight."

Odatle i izraz 'bori se ili bježi'.

But when you don't fight, or take flight, you face the plight.

Međutim, kad se ni ne boriš, ni ne bježiš, imaš problem.

When we're taking final exams, sitting in traffic or pondering pollution,

Kad pišemo provjeru, čekamo usred gužve ili brinemo oko onečišćenja,

we internalize stress.

mi usvajamo svoj stres.

It all begins in the brain.

Sve počinje u mozgu.

The hypothalamus, the master controller of your hormones,

Hipotalamus, glavni kontrolor naših hormona,

releases something called corticotropin-releasing hormone.

otpušta nešto zvano 'hormon koji oslobađa kortikotropin'.

This triggers the pituitary gland,

Time se pokreće hipofiza,

a pea-sized gland found at the base of the brain,

žlijezda veličine graška s donje strane mozga,

to release adrenocorticotropic hormone

koja zatim oslobađa adrenokortikotropni hormon,

which then stimulates the adrenal gland sitting on top of the kidneys

a on potiče nadbubrežnu žlijezdu

to release cortisol, the major stress hormone.

da izluči kortizol, važni hormon stresa.

These natural chemicals are a great help when you need to run away quickly,

Ove prirodne tvari su velika pomoć kad naglo treba pobjeći,

or do superhuman feats of courage,

ili izvesti nadljudske i hrabre podvige.

but when you're simply sitting, these stress hormones collect in the body and affect your overall health.

Ali kad samo sjedite, hormoni stresa se nakupljaju u tijelu i utječu na zdravlje.

Stress hormones increase inflammation in the body,

Hormoni stresa potiču otečenost u tijelu,

suppress the immune system,

potiskuju obrambeni sustav,

which makes you more susceptible to infection by acne-causing bacteria,

što nas čini osjetljivijima na bakterije koje uzrokuju bubuljice.

and can even increase oil production in the skin.

Mogu čak i povećati proizvodnju masnoća u koži.

And this is the perfect storm for forming a pimple.

Sve to je savršena prilika za stvaranje bubuljica.

Cortisol is a major stress hormone involved in making skin cells

Kortizol je važni hormon stresa koji sudjeluje u aktiviranju stanica kože

churn out oily lipids from special glands called sebaceous glands.

da potaknu proizvodnju masnih lipida iz lojnih žlijezda.

But when there's too much of these oily lipids,

Ali kad ima previše masnih lipida,

called sebum, they can plug up the swollen, inflamed pores

zvanih loj, oni mogu začepiti otečene, upaljene pore

and trap the pesky, acne-causing bacteria inside,

i zarobiti unutra naporne bakterije koje uzrokuju bubuljice,

where they set up house and thrive.

osiguravajući im dom gdje uživaju i bujaju.

Add a dash of inflammatory neuropeptides released by the nervous system when you're --

Dodajte tome još mrvicu upalnih neuropeptida koje je oslobodio

well, nervous -- and angry zits follow.

živčani sustav dok ste bili nervozni, i eto ljutih bubuljica.

To make matters worse, Justin is a boy, meaning he's got more testosterone than girls.

Da bi stvar za Justina bila još gora, mladići imaju više testosterona nego djevojke.

Testosterone is another hormone that increases oil production in the skin.

A testosteron je još jedan hormon koji potiče proizvodnju masti u koži.

So, his already oily skin, together with a boost in oil and inflammation from stress,

Tako njegova već masna koža, zajedno s navalom masti i upale od stresa,

is the perfect environment for bacteria

postaje savršena podloga bakterijama

to swell, swell, swell up into a major zit.

da otiču, otiču i otiču u opaku bubuljicu.

So what could've Justin done to avoid the big pimple?

Dakle, što je Justin mogao napraviti da izbjegne veliku bubuljicu?

Stressful situations are unavoidable.

Stresne situacije su neizbježne.

But we can try to change our responses so that we're not so stressed in the end.

Ali možemo mijenjati svoju reakciju kako bi izbjegli preveliki stres.

And had he been confident in approaching her,

Da je npr. bio siguran u sebe dok joj je prilazio,

she might not have noticed the pimple, or he might not have had one.

Ona možda i ne bi primijetila bubuljicu, ili je on ne bi ni imao.