How to Reduce Stress to Regain Healthy Skin

Stress creates skin problems. It may sound silly, but, in fact, every time you experience negative emotions, you trigger a whole adrenaline/cortisol response and overtime it affects your skin.

You can improve the condition of your skin by regulating your internal levels of Cortisol. It is an hormone created by the adrenal glands. Also called the stress hormone it increase blood pressure and blood sugar and reduce the strength of the immune system. The first sign will show on your skin as rashes break out and pimples

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   relaxing with yoga

   30 minutes of yoga or stretching two or three times a day substantially lowers Cortisol levels

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   Pilates or core-conditioning exercises. Go slow. Focus on the movement. Get strong while you reduce Cortisol levels.

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   Vigorous exercise with an aerobic focus

4. Body rolling, a deep-massage technique you can do at home.
   Using a back massage roller. In 15 minutes, you'll be very relaxed.

5. Meditation and contemplative prayer. It doesn't matter if this involves a religious or spiritual focus or not. The mere fact of regularly clearing your mind reduces Cortisol levels. Practice meditation once or twice a day.

6. Getting in water. Take a bath, get in the hot tub, take a shower, or go swimming.

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   Pampering facial mask for relaxing and cleansing

   Personal pampering, such as facials, massages, manicures, or pedicures

8. Massage therapies, such as cranial-sacral or deep-muscle massage

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   Being outside in nature. Garden, go for a hike, or go for a bike ride.

10. Pursuing a hobby, such as knitting, singing, playing an instrument, or other activities that are calming and soothing.

11. Take a Sofa Day
    If the world is really getting to you and your stress levels seem way too high, take a day off. Don't use the day to get caught up or to run errands. Instead, take the day to lie on the sofa with a really good page-turner of a book, your favorite snacks within reach.

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    Just enjoy yourself and have some fun. A good laugh will give a work out to your facial muscles and bring extra oxygen in your body. By the next day, your daily routine will seem easier and more manageable

Tips & Warnings

• Choose one activity that appeal to you and be consistent for at least 3 month with it. It takes a little while for the body adjust to new routines. Even though no matter what you choose, you will find a difference in your stress level almost immediatly. Consistency is the key to obtain long lasting results

Resources

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