Famous neurophysiologist, Dr. Daniel Amen, studied the brain tomograms of more than 50,000 patients and came to the conclusion that it is very easy to understand the state of the brain - just look at a person's face. “The condition of the facial skin is similar to the condition of the brain! When the brain is fine and the skin will look much better and younger!” If you want to be healthy and look your best, you need to focus on brain health. Here are the 11 basic rules that Dr. Amen states!
1. When the brain sleeps well, the skin glows
Good sleep rejuvenates. Skin cell regeneration, replacing dead skin cells with fresh and new ones, is accelerated during sleep. Good sleep helps better than all known anti-aging treatments and cosmetics.
In sleep, the skin is renewed and cleansed of toxins accumulated during the day.
The balance of hormones in the body is established, which also helps prevent disease.
2. No stress - everything is smooth
Get rid of stress and you will look younger. By reducing the stress in your life, you can visually “reset” a few years and slow down the aging process of your skin.
When stress hormones are under control, the skin will have fewer wrinkles and age spots.
3. Exercises to improve blood circulation
The increased pulse improves blood flow to the brain and skin. Cell regeneration improves, collagen production increases, and microtraumas and wounds on the skin heal faster.
This is just one part of the positive effects of better blood circulation.
4. Bring your hormones into balance
Acne, dry skin, oily skin, wrinkles, swelling, and sagging skin can be the result of a hormonal imbalance in the body. For example, the hormone estrogen slows down the aging process and helps the skin maintain firmness and elasticity.
Thanks to estrogen, collagen fibers intertwine with each other, forming a kind of network that provides elasticity and smooth skin and prevents the skin from relaxing. A drop in estrogen levels with age leads to poor “networking”.
By maintaining the hormonal balance in the body, you will help the skin to remain soft, smooth, and radiant.
5. Limit caffeine and alcohol
To make your skin look soft and radiant, avoid drinks that dehydrate it.
6. If you smoke, stop immediately
If you stop smoking, you can repair some of the damage that has already happened to your skin.
7. Eat brain-healthy foods
A balanced diet that contains antioxidants that are good for the brain will also provide you with healthy skin and will stimulate the regeneration of all cells - both on the skin and in the brain.
Walnuts, avocados, green leafy vegetables, blueberries, seeds, especially flax and hemp, algae oil.
8. Maintain a healthy weight
With a stable body without being overweight, the skin will have good tone and elasticity.
9. Drink plenty of water
Drinking enough water keeps the skin hydrated and this is the best way to prevent wrinkles.
10. Be careful in the sun
The optimal amount of sun exposure is essential for healthy skin for the body to produce enough vitamin D!
But excessive sun exposure without sunscreen can lead to temporary skin aging and age spots.
11. Get rid of the "diseases of the modern age"
Chronic stress, depression, anxiety, and abuse of harmful substances deprive the skin of vitality and elasticity. The sooner you get rid of this, the better.
When these 11 rules become your daily routine, your brain will "get in order".
And when the brain is fine and the skin will look much better and much younger, claims Dr. Amen.