7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Health and Beauty Routine

The most effective health and beauty habits are not created with decadent creams or elaborate procedures they are created with small, replicable things practiced consistently over time. So whatever stage you’re at, starting or strengthening your existing routine, small-doable-everyday modifications are far more likely to stick and be effective than daunting and difficult-to-practise ones. Here are 7 simple ways to improve your health and your looks.

1. Make Hydration Non-Negotiable

Nothing beats water, one of the cheapest and most underrated beauty products on the shelves today. Drinking between six to eight glasses per day is proven to keep your skin fresh and plump as well as helping to eliminate fine lines that naturally occur with aging. It is also vital to the long-term healthy function of your kidneys and will quite a bit help to attain a constant energy level throughout the day. Few adults manage to meet even the minimum recommended daily amount consistently. For an easy, catch-up method, follow a glass of water with your morning coffee, keep a re-usable bottle in your bag for a visual reminder. Expect improvements to skin and digestion, heightened focus, the benefits are showing within weeks.

2. Build a Skincare Routine You Actually Stick To

The most effective routine isn’t the most complex one it is the simple routine you do day and night without fail. Though simple at it’s essence a good routine are 3 steps: decongesting wash, moisturizer to maintain skin barrier and a broad spectrum SPF during the daytime. The “add ons” are just that add ons. Keep it simple to have the consistency that will bring true results and try doing the basics for 30 days and see how your skin responds.

3. Treat Sleep as a Beauty Treatment

Most people use the phrase ‘beauty sleep’ in a clich sense, but in fact, it is reality. When you are in quality deep sleep stages human growth hormone is being generated, skin cells are repairing themselves, new collagen is being created and your skin’s level of cortisol is being reduced, which would otherwise cause inflammation and several breakouts. When adults get between 7- 9 hours of restorative night sleep consistently, their skin tone is more even, they have less dark circles, and their skin is less susceptible to stress-induced flare ups. Better sleep does not always mean sleeping more, its about the quality of it, and changing a few habits like turning off screens an hour before retiring, setting a relaxing ‘winding down’ routine for your body to recognize at a certain time every night.

4. Move Your Body Every Day

One of the greatest, most natural beauty treatments is free and readily available: exercise. It costs nothing; it involves no complicated kit. One of it is done regularly, it will improve circulation and bring oxygen and nutrients to the skin, promoting that natural glow that no highlighter can recreate. Exercise can help to reduce cortisol levels and improve sleep, as well as aiding lymphatic drainage. Over time, this all adds up to a brighter, healthier and more radiant appearance. A little everyday exercise can make a big difference, be it a half hour walk, a yoga class or a half hour aerobic DVD in the living room anything that is consistent and non-negotiable.

5. Rethink What You Put on Your Plate

The foods we eat are reflected in our face. Excess sugar and excessive intake of refined carbohydrate and processed foods can cause inflammation and premature skin aging and breakout. Conversely, a nutrition rich in antioxidants, and omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, and lean protein help to stimulate the cellular repair and renewal process that keeps skin appearing healthy. Omega 3’s, for example, are found in salmon and other oily fish, walnuts and flaxseed, and are a potent skin moisturizing and plumping agent. You need not completely change your eating habits overnight, though simply replacing snack foods high in salt and preservatives and additives with whole foods, increasing vegetable consumption at each meal, and cutting back on alcohol intake can make noticeable difference in your skin within weeks.

6. Protect Your Skin From the Sun Every Day

There is universal agreement among dermatologists that our best antiaging product is sunscreen, hands down. The leading cause of premature wrinkling, hyperpigmentation, and skin cancer is ultraviolet rays from the sun. You will get much greater benefit from protecting yourself from the sun daily than you will from any cream or treatment. Slather SPF 30 or higher on every day as the last step of your morning routine. Don’t wait to slather up until the rays are beating down on you; rays go through clouds and glass with equal ease. Wear a hat, and try to stay in the shade during peak hours for added protection, if you would like to stay looking young for as long as possible.

7. Manage Stress Before It Manages You

Chronic stress is one of most underrated damage-causing factors to health and beauty. Not only does high cortisol lead to increased sebum, inflammation and breakouts, it also strip your body of the nutrients to create healthy hair, skin and nails. So keeping stress under control is not a luxury, but a necessity for any serious health and beauty regimen. Meditation journalling time outdoors and even just breathing exercises have been proven to have positive effects on the cortisol levels and general wellbeing. A mere ten minutes dedicated to actively managing stress on a daily basis has cumulative effects on both your appearance and mental health.