{"id":88,"date":"2020-09-21T12:43:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/?p=88"},"modified":"2021-08-10T13:53:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T13:53:46","slug":"emotions-can-affect-your-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/emotions-can-affect-your-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways Emotions Can Affect Your Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can emotions affect your skin? There are many ways that our emotions can affect the way we look. Stress and anxiety, for example, both cause redness in the face. This is because blood vessels expand when we feel stressed or anxious. Conversely, when you’re feeling calm and happy, it’s easier for blood vessels to constrict.<\/p>\n

Stress also affects oil production in your skin. When this happens, pores become clogged with excess oil and dead cells on the skin’s surface, which causes breakouts. It’s important to take care of your emotional health because it directly affects how you look. For example, to improve dry patches or acne breakouts caused by stress-related changes in hormone levels.<\/p>\n

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Understanding the connection between emotions and skin health<\/h2>\n

In the past, women may have been prescribed medication for various skin conditions and diseases. Nowadays, an integrative approach to treatment is taken, including dietary changes, supplementation with vitamins and minerals, and lifestyle modifications such as stress reduction techniques.<\/p>\n

There are many benefits of taking care of your emotional health, including a healthier complexion. In addition, emotional balance can be achieved by practicing mindfulness meditation or listening to calming music.<\/p>\n

Skin Conditions Affected by Moods<\/h2>\n

Skin is one of the most visible and tangible parts of our bodies. It can reflect how we feel on the inside, which makes it a powerful tool for self-care.<\/p>\n

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  1. When I’m happy or excited, my skin looks bright and radiant.<\/li>\n
  2. When I’m sad or depressed, my skin looks duller with less radiance.<\/li>\n
  3. When I am stressed out, my body releases cortisol which causes breakouts and scarring from past acne wounds.<\/li>\n
  4. If I’ve been working out too much without drinking enough water, then my pores may look larger.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you have been feeling anxious or sad lately, your skin may be showing some of the signs. When we are stressed out or angry, our bodies release cortisol which causes inflammation in the body and can affect how healthy your skin looks. Unfortunately, these emotions can also cause breakouts and other problems like excessive dryness and sensitivity to sun exposure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How can emotions affect your skin? There are many ways that our emotions can affect the way we look. Stress and anxiety, for example, both cause redness in the face. This is because blood vessels expand when we feel stressed or anxious. Conversely, when you’re feeling calm and happy, it’s easier for blood vessels to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,1,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}