Reality is, stress is always going to happen — it’s just a fact of life. There’s no magic wand to wave the stress away! But the better reality is that you can absolutely guard yourself and navigate those stressful seasons with grace and vibrance.
If you are anything like me, you have experienced the effects of stress… and wow aren’t they fun? Frazzled, overwhelmed, exhausted and skin breakouts you just want to hide from.
The difficult part of how our skin reacts to stress is that it affects us both physically and emotionally. When our skin flares up or breaks out, we can get down and negative on ourselves, and that negativity just adds to the stress load. The cycle continues.
How Stress Affects The Skin
Hang with me on the science for a moment! I want you to understand how your body works so that you can best serve your body.
Meet the adrenal system.
Your adrenals are two little walnut-sized glands that sit on top of your kidneys and the definition of ‘small but mighty.’ Your adrenals are your body’s stress response team, think of firefighters rushing to the scene.
The job of your adrenals is to cope with incoming stress, handle it and survive.
Your body is beautifully designed to handle stress, but NOT the chronic stress we are seeing in modern times!
^^ See the problem right there? Chronic stress!
Stress isn’t always a negative thing — stress is simply any change in the status quo. So yes, checking the news too much can be just as stressful on the body as going on a tropical vacation. Or… having our regular routines and rituals interrupted by current events is also greatly stressful, whether or not you realize that in the moment. Read more
Also read Simple And Quick Home Remedies For Fair Skin
