Does stress cause pimples? - Claudia Aguirre

Da li stres prouzrokuje bubuljice? - Klaudija Akvire (Claudia Aquirre)

Translator: tom carter Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Prevodilac: Anja Saric Lektor: Mile Živković

She's only a few feet away.

Ona je samo na par metara od njega.

The closer he gets, the more nervous he becomes,

Što se više približava, on postaje sve nervozniji,

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

napupljena bubuljica na njegovom nosu sve je veća i veća dok praktično ne baci

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

u senku čitavo njegovo lice. Ona ga pogleda kako se muva oko nje, vidi masivnu

He slumps away, feeling sick.

bubuljicu i zakikota se. On odlazi sa mučninom u stomaku.

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

Stres definitivno može napraviti haos, a dešava se i tinejdžerima i odraslima.

But how does it happen?

Ali kako se dešava?

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

Hajde da premotamo do pre bubuljice, pre nego što Džastin uopšte ugleda

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

svoju simpatiju. Zakasnivši u školu, Džastin ulazi na čas baš kada učitelj

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

najavljuje iznenadni test. Nije uradio domaći sinoć i oseća se nepripremljenije

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

od vojnika u Drugom svetskom ratu uhvaćenih u zasedi

o kojima treba da piše.

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

Iznenadni napad panike prođe mu kroz telo ostavljajući ga sa znojavim dlanovima,

a foggy mind and a racing heart.

zamućenim umom i lupanjem srca.

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

Isteturao se iz učionice ošamućen i naleteo pravo na svoju simpatiju što mu je

Stress is a general biological response to a potential danger.

još povećalo stres. Stres je uobičajeni biološki odgovor na potencijalnu opasnost.

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

Rečima prmitivnog pećinskog čoveka, stres može učiniti da se borite, ili da bežite

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

svoj život, ako ste, na primer, suočeni sa gladnim sabljozubim tigrom.

Special chemicals called stress hormones run through your body,

Specijalne hemikalije zvane hormoni stresa teku kroz vaše telo,

giving you more oxygen and power to run away from danger

dajući vam više kiseonika i snage da bežite od opasnosti,

or to face it and fight for your life,

ili da se sa njom suočite i borite za svoj život,

hence the term "fight or flight."

odakle je nastao termin "bori se ili beži".

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

Ali, kad se ne borite, niti bežite, preti vam neprilika.

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

Ali kada polažemo završne ispite, kad smo zaglavljeni u saobraćaju ili ramišljamo o

we internalize stress.

zagađenosti, mi internalizujemo stres.

It all begins in the brain.

Sve počinje u mozgu.

The hypothalamus, the master controller of your hormones,

Hipotalamus, glavni kontroler vaših hormona,

releases something called corticotropin-releasing hormone.

oslobađa nešto što se zove hormon koji oslobađa kortikotropin.

This triggers the pituitary gland,

To pokreće hipofizu,

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

žlezdu veličine graška koja se nalazi na uporištu mozga,

to release adrenocorticotropic hormone

da oslobodi hormon adrenokortikotropik

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

koji onda stimuliše adrenalnu žlezdu koja se nalazi iznad bubrega

to release cortisol, the major stress hormone.

da oslobodi kortizol, najveći hormon stresa.

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

Ove prirodne hemikalije su od velike pomoći kada morate brzo da bežite,

or do superhuman feats of courage,

ili da činite nadljudske podvige hrabrosti,

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

ali kad jednostavno sedite, ovi hormoni stresa nakupljaju se u vašem telu i utiču

Stress hormones increase inflammation in the body,

na vaše celokupno zdravlje. Hormoni stresa povećavaju inflamaciju u telu,

suppress the immune system,

guše imuni sistem,

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

što vas čini podložnijim na infekciju izazvanu bakterijama koje prouzrokuju akne

and can even increase oil production in the skin.

i čak povećavaju stvaranje masnoće na vašoj koži.

And this is the perfect storm for forming a pimple.

I ovo je odlična prilika za stvaranje bubuljica.

Cortisol is a major stress hormone involved in making skin cells

Kortisol je glavni hormon stresa koji čini ćelije kože

churn out oily lipids from special glands called sebaceous glands.

da izbućkaju uljane lipide iz specijalnih žlezda zvanih lojne žlezde.

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

Ali kada ima previše ovih uljanih lipida,

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

zvanih loj, oni mogu zapušiti otečene, upaljene pore

and trap the pesky, acne-causing bacteria inside,

i zarobiti unutra dosadne bakterije koje prouzrokuju bubuljice,

where they set up house and thrive.

gde se one skuće i bujaju.

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

Dodajte mrvicu upalnih neuropeptida oslobođenih od strane nervnog sistema

well, nervous -- and angry zits follow.

dok ste - pa, nervozni - i ljute bubuljice se javljaju.

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

Povrh svega, Džastin je dečak, što znači da ima više testosterona nego devojčice.

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

Testosteron je još jedan hormon koji povećava produkciju ulja na koži.

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

Pa njegova već masna koža, zajedno sa podrškom ulja i zapaljenja od stresa,

is the perfect environment for bacteria

odličan je ambijent za bakterije

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

da otiču, otiču, otiču u ozbiljnu bubuljicu.

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

Dakle, šta je Džastin mogao da uradi kako bi izbegao veliku bubuljicu?

Stressful situations are unavoidable.

Stresne situacije su neizbežne.

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

Ali možemo pokušati da promenimo svoju reakciju i ne budemo toliko stresirani.

And had he been confident in approaching her,

I da je bio siguran u sebe i prišao joj,

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

ona možda ne bi ni primetila bubuljicu, ili je on možda tada ne bi ni imao.