Hello Everybody,

A Healthy Skin is a Beautiful Skin

Dr. Alkaitis’ motto is “a healthy skin is a beautiful skin,” I therefore decided to start our weekly talk discussing stress.

Stress causes among other things:

• sleep problems
• depression
• pain of any kind
• obesity
• skin conditions, such as eczema and acne.

It can suppress our immune system, raise our blood pressure and it can speed up the aging process. Unfortunately our skin is the only place that visibly shows our physical and psychological ailments and scars.

I found an amazing website at http://helpguide.org. In it you will find anything and everything you ever wanted to know about stress. The following is from this website:

“The body’s natural relaxation response is a powerful antidote to stress. Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, visualization, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, and yoga can help you activate this relaxation response. When practiced regularly, these activities lead to a reduction in your everyday stress levels and a boost in your feelings of joy and serenity. What’s more, they also serve a protective quality by teaching you how to stay calm and collected in the face of life’s curveballs.”

I hope you will find a few moments each day this week to practice a form of stress relaxation.

New post coming tomorrow!

Peace and Health, Trish

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