People experience different levels of stress every day. Whether at home, in the school, or in the office, there are various situations where it can hinder productivity, mood, and overall success in facing the day-to-day challenges and obligations.
You have to accept that stress is inevitable. However, proper management of your life can make everything light and easy. At the same time, it will keep you looking good and inspiring regardless of your condition.
When talking about stress, the first thing that pops into the minds of almost everybody is that it can make you look haggard and terrible. There are several implications of this extremely negative feeling and it is now perceived as a ‘proxy killer disease’ present in the modern society. This is called as the proxy disease due to some underlying causes that are preventing the main cause from getting well-identified.
How to Manage Stress
A lot of factors trigger stress and imminent deadlines are one of them. The body immediately reacts when you feel this unwanted feeling. The brain will send a signal to the adrenal glands. Thus, it secretes a higher amount of cortisone and adrenaline into the human body.
During this process, the body seems to divert its attention in entertaining the message that it is stressed out. This means that it does not care at all about the condition of your skin and the nutrients you are acquiring. In other words, the vigorous functions responsible for maintaining the beauty and radiance of the skin will eventually stop.
There are several undesirable effects of stress on the skin and these are the following:
- The natural antibodies protecting the skin will dramatically decrease It paves the way for germs and bacteria to get into the deep portions of the skin. It provides an opportunity to problematic skin and breakouts.
- Another effect is that the pH balance of the skin becomes upset due to increased secretions. The ability of the skin to protect and hydrate itself will deplete. As time goes by, it leads to premature ageing and skin damage through chemical overload and dehydration.
- Sugar, or glucose, is usually released into the blood for some energy bursts essential to be in a ‘fight-flight mode’. This is because of the fact that the adrenal glands constantly produce adrenaline. Once the body fails to utilize these sugars accordingly, these will be re-absorbed into the skin’s layers and its surrounding tissues. As a result, it aggravates the skin and leads to breakouts, dehydration, and blemishes.
Some Tips to Handle Daily Stress
In the midst of anxiety or stress, try to get away from the situation. Find a quiet place where you can achieve serenity. Take a few deep breaths slowly. Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. It eventually slows down the amount of adrenaline being produced and prevents the levels of blood sugar from rising as well. Best of all is to find time for yourself. Go for a walk or enroll in a fitness or yoga class to help alleviate stress.
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