According to numerous health experts, you can use yoga for healthy skin, no matter what your age.
Research has shown again and again that nearly anyone can use yoga for health problems. This is one reason why 6.3 million Americans reported having been referred to a holistic health regimen by their physician or healthcare provider, according to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey. Whether you have joint aches, back problems, poor circulation or bad skin, there is a yoga regimen that's right for you.
"Wait a minute, bad skin?" you may be saying. That's right. According to numerous health experts, you can use yoga for healthy skin, no matter what your age.
Consider a presentation given by Dr. Flor Mayoral before the American Academy of Dermatology, in which she connected stress with poor dermal health. When you get stressed, your body cranks up its production of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone. Over time, this hormonal fluctuation can cause an increased production of oil in your sebaceous glands, potentially leading to acne breakouts, Mayoral said.
She added that stress may even be related to poor hair health (particularly, to baldness) and weaker nails.
An article published by Yahoo! Shine added that stress can also manifest itself as dry skin, redness, bags under the eyes, or wrinkles and fine lines. Fortunately, yoga can help undo or prevent some of these problems.
According to Yoga Online, one of the prime ways that the holistic regimen can help your skin is by increasing blood flow to the areas that need it most. For instance, yoga poses that put your head below your center of gravity allow blood to flow to your face, directing energy to wrinkles or dark circles beneath your eyes. Such poses can reduce the appearance of these blemishes.
Likewise, a regular yoga routine may be able to reduce stress, which in turn can lower the likelihood that your skin will break out in cortisol-related acne.
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