Can You Improve Your Skin By Spending Less Time Online?

Skin care and healthy skin isn't just about what topical skin care products you use. It's also about what lifestyle choices you make, what you put into your body and how you adapt to and deal with Cultural Stress®. It's all part of Dr. Murad's revolutionary philosophy of Inclusive Health®, which gives you the tools to achieve healthy skin and a healthy body by teaching you to Look Better, Live Better and Feel Better. While it may not seem as though the amount of time that you spend on the internet can impact how your skin looks, it's actually the opposite that is true. You may be surprised by the number of ways in which the time that you spend online can impact the health of your body and its largest organ, the skin.

 

Online Time Equates to Cultural Stress Time

You may feel as though the time that you spend on the internet is your relaxation or "zone out" time, but studies have shown that online time can lead to stress. This is particularly true if you spend a lot of time participating in social networks. Studies have shown that social networks increase your stress level. Your brain isn't relaxing when you're online. It's actually in over-drive. This is even truer if you use your mobile device to browse the internet and participate on social media at all times of the day and night. This means that you are never disconnected from an ongoing stream of issues, "live-up-to-expectations" and chatter. While most of the studies on social networks and stress have been performed on teenagers and young adults, the impact is just as powerful for people of any age.

 

Stress impacts your skin no matter what your skin type or skin care concern is. For people with acne-prone skin or using an acne treatment regimen, stress triggers the adrenal gland. That creates an over-production of androgens, which leads to an excess of pore-clogging skin cells that then lead to inflamed blemishes. For all other skin types, stress affects hormones, which when out of balance can cause dry skin, oily skin, depleted collagen or even dark spots.

Inclusive Health Tip: Set limits for how much time you spend online per day. Give yourself a "media diet" that minimizes the amount of time that you spend in front of any type of screen to improve your overall health.

 

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Online Time Is Sedentary Time

A sedentary lifestyle isn't healthy for you or your skin. The American obesity crisis has shown how the impact of diet and exercise can deteriorate or improve your overall health. When you're sedentary, your body simply begins to underperform. Circulation, which is critical for healthy skin, is not as vibrant. Related conditions to being sedentary and overweight as a result, such as diabetes and low-blood sugar can result in marred skin. Whether you're seated and online as a requirement for work or as an option during personal time, every moment that you're not moving is a moment that you're not optimizing your body and your health. The health of your body is directly correlated to the health of your skin.

 

Inclusive Health Tip: If you have to be online, you don't necessarily have to be sitting still. Ask for a standing desk, a treadmill desk or simply be sure to get up and walk around for regular breaks. Just because you are online, it doesn't mean that you need to be "planted."

 

What's Better for Your Health Than Being Online?

If you want to improve your health (and that of your skin), one of the first things to ask yourself is "What could I be doing right now that's healthier for me than sitting in front of my computer?" The list is probably quite long! But to get you started, here are ten options.

 

-       Take a walk (yes, even if it's cold outside)

-       Read ten pages of a book or magazine

-       Call an old friend (or your mother!)

-       Create home-spa time for yourself

-       Make a smoothie

-       Do ten sit-ups

-       Enjoy ten minutes of silence and peace

-       Listen to music

-       Clean up your kitchen counter

-       Write in your journal

 

 

Having healthy skin and an energetic body are completely within your control, but spending more time than you should online can diminish your body and strip the glow from your skin. Begin by evaluating if you spend too much time online and then making choices to replace your "virtual" time with "living" time.

 

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