4. Poor Sleep. One-third of your life is spent sleeping. This
is important time when your body and brain need to detox
and restore. Sleep is vital to every aspect of health. Good
sleep promotes good health, and poor sleep contributes to a
weakened immune system and inflammation.
Quality sleep is the single most important thing you can
do to improve your health. Besides, you always feel better
after a good night’s sleep.
5. Stress. Chronic, psychological
stress lowers the body’s ability to
regulate inflammatory response.
Inflammation can promote the
development and progression of
disease. Scary stuff!
Find 5 minutes, twice a day, to just
sit quietly. You can pray, meditate, or
do yoga. Amazingly, even if you do
not think you are doing it right or
getting any benefit, you are.
“…One-third of
your life is spent
sleeping. This is
important time
6. Not Eating the Rainbow. What
you eat directly affects the health of
your skin and its appearance.
Humans are designed to be
omnivores, with a preference for
plant foods — indicated by our long
intestinal tracts. Studies show that
our bodies function optimally with
1.5% of a small portion of our diet in
the form of animal foods and the
rest from plants (Wu GD, 2016).
Shockingly, Americans get well over
50% of their calories from animal products.
when your body and
brain need to detox
and restore.”
Eat more antioxidant rich foods. Antioxidants can
neutralize free radicals, turning them from an
unstable particle that can damage healthy cells, into a
stable particle that is harmless.
Colorful fruits and vegetables provide powerful
antioxidants, polyphenols, flavonoids and other chemical
compounds that each work to fight free radicals in their
own way and make your skin happy.