If eyes are the window to your soul, skin is the window to your health. Through manmade cultural stress, our skin cells are dehydrated, unprotected from elements, including hormone imbalance.
Cultural Stress surrounds us - political unrest, long commutes, noise and light pollution, environmental pollution, the incessant buzz of social media and inability to disconnect from our mobile devices... all leads to psychological stress that weakens our immune system, allowing skin disorders to rear their ugly heads.
Blue Light HEV blue light emitting devices - phone, ipads, laptops, etc. which disrupts our sleep rhythm and suppresses melatonin production. Melatonin naturally protects skin from damage. So keep your devices out of the bedroom.
Lack of Sleep leads to an over abundance of cortisol (the hormone that damages cells and causes weight gain). Most of your collagen reproduction happens while you are asleep - they don't call it beauty rest without good reason.
Dehydration is another huge culprit. Cells are born plump and full of water. Aging causes cells to leak that water, and that dehydrated affect causes us to look older. Consume a low-acid, anti inflammatory diet loaded with fruits and vegetables to boost amino acids, which assist in collagen production.
Want to learn more about how to help the health of your skin? This post was brought to you by Michelle Bryant, our talented esthetician.