Stress can play havoc with your body and your skin. The problem is, most people don’t recognize the signs of stress, so they don’t take steps to look after themselves.
Do you frequently sleep less than 8 hours a night? Do you find you are always racing, trying to get things done? Do you skip meals or exercise because you simply don’t have the time? Do you find yourself pulled in different directions, juggling work, family, and many other responsibilities? Do you find yourself exhausted at the end of the day, not having much motivation to do anything else?
Long-term stress can have a huge impact on your health and well being. Long-term stress impacts on your immune system, causing you to pick up viruses and get sick more often. Stress affects our nervous system, causing tension, headaches, insomnia, irritability, and anxiety. Stress affects the digestive system, causing irritable bowel, nausea, vitamin deficiency due to poor absorption of nutrients from the gut. Stress affects your hormones which can lead to a myriad of side effects.
Let’s talk about the skin specifically. Stress induced skin conditions include rashes, irritation, inflammation, hives, itching, eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Lack of sleep will make you skin look tired and dull and cause puffiness or dark circles around the eyes. Stress accelerates ageing in the skin, causing wrinkles to appear sooner than they should.
So how can you manage stress? There are some small things you can do every day to relax and recharge, give your body a chance to get back into balance.
There are many ways you can bring back balance into your life to better manage stress for long-term good health and wellbeing. If you are feeling overwhelmed, don’t hesitate to seek the help of professionals and if it’s affecting your health, do go see a doctor or a health care professional. Looking after yourself is looking after others.
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