Do You Need a Psycho-dermatologist? In her book "The Mind-Beauty Connection," Wechsler cites stress as the No. 1 reason your skin isn't healthy. "The biggest beauty thief and ager of all is the stress our minds try to endure day in and day out," she says. And science agrees. In a study performed at the University of California at San Francisco, the skin of 27 graduate students was examined during exam time and again during spring break. When students were worrying about exams, their skin was slower to repair itself.
As a nation, statistics suggest Americans are superstressed -- three out of four doctor's visits are due to stress-related illnesses, according to The American Institute of Stress. When that stress manifests as a skin condition like acne, psoriasis, eczema or hair loss, it's time to seek therapy or another stress-reduction strategy.
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