Stress, lifestyle, and habits can significantly affect your mind, body, soul and not to mention the skin.
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Stress, lifestyle, and habits can significantly affect your mind, body, soul and not to mention skin.
Over the years, numerous Medical Studies have identified a clear link between the effects of stress, poor physical health and a higher risk of developing certain illnesses.
Stress is not all bad; it is an evolutionary response to protect the body from disease and attack. However, when it becomes chronic, this results in persistently elevated levels of stress hormones, including Cortisol, being present in the bloodstream, creating widespread inflammation.
As Cortisol increases the activity of the sebaceous glands, this causes excess sebum production, which in turn increases the likelihood of congestion and breakouts.
In addition, Cortisol also inhibits the skin’s ability to produce hyaluronic acid, resulting in water loss in the trans epidermal layer. The skin barrier is then disrupted through the loss of its surface lipid. In other words, the skin becomes dry, sensitive, and more prone to irritation, which can cause any existing skin conditions, such as eczema, rosacea and psoriasis, to become worse.
There is even a physician-recognised term for this process known as inflammation, which describes the effects of chronic low-grade inflammation on the immune system and the ageing process.