• Health and Diet

    The Universal Culprit: Stress

    Stress: the number one killer. As a major contributor to the six leading causes of death in the United States it’s safe to say that it’s a big deal. We know that stress causes a lot of issues that go beyond just our day-to-day lives. It’s an issue that we should want to tend to. It’s easy to not think about the long term effects of living a highly stressful life when we’re young, but it still damages our health in ways we can see immediately. So if not for wanting to prioritize your heart health just yet, then perhaps it would be easier to talk about how your stress…

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    Acne: Deeper Than a Blemish

    Discoloration, bumpy texture, dry, oily, uneven…there’s not one aspect of acne that makes it easy to cover up. Yet, all we want to do when we see an imperfection is try to make it unnoticeable. It’s hard to feel confident in yourself when you can both see and feel where your skin isn’t at its best. If you can’t cover the “flaw,” then your only option is to hide it, right? So you isolate yourself. You decline invitations to go out, cancel plans last minute, lock yourself in the safety of your room… I get it. I’ve been there. I didn’t go anywhere without a full face of makeup on…

  • Health and Diet

    What Foods Affect My Skin?

    When we hear someone is dieting or watching what they’re eating we automatically think they’re trying to lose weight. However, what we’re putting in our body affects more than just our figure. Changing up your diet will also change how your skin looks. Determining what you can and cannot eat to achieve your goal does look slightly different depending on if you’re dieting to change your figure or dieting to change your complexion. When you’re trying to target a specific skin issue, it’s not as simple as cutting out carbs or following a Keto lifestyle. To give a better idea of what this “skin changing” diet looks like, here are…