The new research shows that stress can worsen a number of skin conditions. Though this does not come as a surprise to me since omega 3 supplementation has been shown to alleviate skin problems as well as anxiety/depression (stress) — connect the dots.
“In this study, we showed that the increase in glucocorticoids induced by psychological stress induces abnormalities in skin structure and function, which could exacerbate skin diseases,” Kenneth Feingold, one of the researchers, explained, noting the finding provides a link for understanding how psychological stress can adversely affect skin disorders.
Blocking the production or action of glucocorticoids prevented the skin abnormalities induced by psychological stress, he said. (Source: Physorg)
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Something I suspected all along… glad to hear there’s scientific evidence to explain my sporadically unhealthy skin
When you’re stressed, you tend to break out more.
That’s definitely something I’ve notived myself…
FYI, “Notive” means “notice,” though it perhaps a bit more introspective… jk, i’m a bad typo-making splooger
lol, i have no recollection of writing the msgs above…and i have no idea what i was talking about with the “introspective” bit…was that really me? yesterday? wowzers…
Good connection w/ the omega 3′s…