Wanting and achieving a healthy, glowy and radiant skin complexion is a desire that everyone wants, but how is it done? Navigating this journey can become very overwhelming as we are bombarded with a continuous array of skincare products and treatments every day.
Although external treatments help, the key to maintaining great skin is to adopt a holistic approach to skincare that will nourish your skin from inside out.
This means embracing and incorporating the pillars of lifestyle medicine into your daily life and lay the foundations for holistic living.
What are the pillars of lifestyle medicine and how do they help?
1. Nutrition
You are what you eat! Nourish your body with nutrient dense foods to support your overall health. Aim for a diet rich in colourful fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds and good quality protein. This provides your body with the macro and micronutrients it needs to optimum health and beauty. This helps to build collagen and elastin in the skin which is what helps keep skin smooth and youthful
Also, keeping yourself hydrated throughout the day keeps your skin radiant and glowing.
2. Sleep
Quality sleep is the most important if you want glowing skin. When you sleep, your body is a state of restoration, rejuvenation, and healing. Lack of good sleep results in dry, dull, lacklustre complexion.
Make sure you prioritise a good sleep schedule that is consistent.
3. Exercise
It has been proven that regular activity, even a short brisk walk in nature helps improve your mood and energy levels. Exercise helps increase blood flow to the skin and this helps to nourish the skin cells and remove waste products.
4. Stress Management
When we are constantly stressed, our bodies release cortisol, adrenaline and other stress hormones. This has shown to increase skin inflammation, itching, rashes and impairs the skin barrier function. This reduces skin healing and lowers immunity.
Practising relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, meditation or walking out in nature can help reduce stress. Be kind to yourself and allow some me-time.
By implementing and practising these lifestyle choices, you will not only be in optimum health but also have radiant glowing skin as a result!
Yasmin
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