Edit How stress effects your skin

<p><em><strong>The Downside of ‘Having It All'</strong></em></p> <p>In the case of women in Surrey and the South East, ‘having it all’ could refer to ‘having all the anxiety', rather than balancing a career with motherhood. 18% of women surveyed chose ‘having children’ as the most significant impact on how they’ve aged. Anxiety and stress are a common side-effect of having children, with specific causes of stress including post-natal depression and the pressure and guilt that comes with being a working mum.</p> <p>Having children can have a direct effect on sleep, with one study showing that we lose 44 nights’ worth of sleep in the first year of a baby’s life alone, so if women are anxious, tired and have children, they are experiencing three of the most common ageing factors identified by participants in the survey.</p> <p> </p> <p><em><strong>How Do Stress and Anxiety Impact Your Looks?</strong></em></p> <p>Frowning and a lack of sleep are two obvious side-effects that stress and anxiety can have on the skin. However, being in a constant state of stress can actually slow down the skin renewal process and cause us to produce more of the hormones that cause <a title="acne" href="/conditions/Acne/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acne</a> breakouts. Stress can also worsen existing skin conditions such as eczema and <a title="rosacea" href="/Treatment/rosacea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rosacea</a>.</p> <p>During periods of stress and anxiety, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be difficult and poor diet and fitness can lead to problems with the skin. 15% of people surveyed chose poor diet and fitness as the key cause of ageing since they turned 30.</p> <p>Not eating properly and not drinking enough water can rob the skin of moisture, as well as antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin A and C. Not exercising enough can make our circulation sluggish, causing a dull <a title="complexion" href="/conditions/complexion-improvement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complexion</a>.</p> <p>Yo-yo dieting can have a drastic effect on the skin, with rapid <a title="weight gain" href="/conditions/fat-reduction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weight gain</a> and loss causing the skin to stretch and sag</p>

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