Everyone knows exercise is good for your body, but it's also good for your skin. Working out tones and firms your muscles, which helps the skin look better. On top of that, exercise aids in circulation which feeds skin cells with oxygen and nutrients, it dilates the skin, and reduces inflammation. There are multiple ways exercise makes you look refreshed. Clean your skin before you work out to help keep your pores unclogged. Keep your skin cooler and cleaner by wearing moisture-wicking clothing to get the perspiration away from your skin. This also helps prevent acne. Exercise in a cool environment that helps keep your body temperature down. This can help prevent flare-ups of some skin conditions. Apply a skin moisturizer. Using skin moisturizer before exercise helps repel sweat, and applying afterwards especially after swimming helps fight dry, cracked skin and unhealthy appearance. Exercise reduces stress and anxiety. Feel happy about your condition, your confidence, and your fitness. Even just 15 minutes of exercise can reduce anxiety levels. Studies have shown that alternating hot and cold treatment, even including a sauna, has great benefits. Blood flow is increased, the metabolism speeds up, depression is minimized, and the body is stimulated. After you're cleaned up, alternate between the coldest temperature you can tolerate, then the hottest, and finish with the coldest again. Smoking has been related through studies to a variety of skin aging issues as well as skin conditions like psoriasis. The heat from the cigarette directly affects the skin, and the elasticity is worsened because the blood vessels are constricted. On top of that, levels of vitamin A are reduced. Eat meals healthy for your body, those high in fiber with minimal fats, especially saturated fat. These diets boost energy and mood, while poorer diets make you drowsy and miserable. Choose foods with folic acid and Vitamin B12, like leafy green vegetables and beans, to reduce symptoms of depression. Eat plenty of fruits. Some studies have linked eating fruit to better physical health, and better feelings about personal health. Eat fish often. Multiple studies have linked eating plenty of seafood to lower levels of depression. Try to fit fish with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids into your daily diet. Drink about 3 liters (0.8USgal) of water per day. Drinking plenty of water has been shown to increase blood flow and elasticity of the skin, making it appear thicker, moister, and healthier.
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One-sentence summary -- Exercise! Incorporate morning hydrotherapy. Quit smoking. Change your diet. Drink enough water.

Many fears are based in false beliefs or catastrophic thinking. When you see a spider, you may immediately have a belief that says that the spider will harm you, and that you will die. Identify these patterns of thinking, and start to question them. Do some online research and understand your actual risk versus perceived risk. Recognize that the worse-case scenario is highly unlikely. Begin to re-structure your thoughts to not engage in catastrophic thinking, and start to talk back to those thoughts. When your fear arises, pause and reflect on your actual risk. Talk back to your negative thoughts or false beliefs and say, "I recognize that some dogs are vicious, but the vast majority of dogs are gentle. It is unlikely I will get bitten." After you have confronted your false beliefs, begin to expose yourself to the fear. Oftentimes we're afraid of something because we haven't been exposed to it very much. "Fear of the unknown" is a commonly used phrase to describe the automatic aversion people feel to something that's different. If you're afraid of dogs, start by looking at a badly drawn doodle of a dog done in silly colors. Look at it until you feel no fear response. Then, look at a photo of a dog, then a video of a dog. Examine it until no fear response exists. Go to a park where you know one or a few dogs will be on-leash and watch them until you feel no fear. Go to a friend's house who has a dog and watch him interact with a dog until no fear response is elicited. Ask a friend to let you touch or pet his dog while the dog is restrained by your friend until you feel neutral. Finally, be near a dog and spend one-on-one time with a dog. The power to label your emotions is beneficial for self-understanding and emotional intelligence. It also appears that engaging with a fear and verbalizing your fear has incredible power to help you overcome fears and regulate emotions. Researchers had spider-fearful individuals exposed to a spider, and participants that labelled their fears ("I feel very scared of this spider") had a lower fear response the following week when exposed to a different spider. Running from fears never improves the way you feel about a fear. Next time you experience a fear, verbally engage the fear, using words that describe your fear and anxiety. When your body experiences fear, lots of triggers ready your body for a "fight-or-flight" action response. Learn to override this response by counteracting with relaxation techniques. Relaxation tells your body that there is no danger and that you are safe. Relaxation can also help you cope with other stress and anxiety in your life. Try deep breathing exercises. Focus on your breath, and start counting each breath: four seconds inhale, then four seconds exhale. Once this is comfortable, elongate your breath to six seconds. If you notice your muscles tensing, be conscious to relax them. One way to do this is to clench all the muscles in your body for three seconds, then relax them. Do this two or three times to melt stress throughout your body.
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One-sentence summary -- Identify false beliefs. Try gradual exposure. Practice engaging with the fear. Learn relaxation techniques.

When you come across a news story, run a search on the topic to verify its authenticity. See if other news organizations are reporting on it, or if there's just one random source making unsubstantiated claims. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The New York Times, The Washington Journal, National Public Radio (NPR), and The Atlantic are just a few of the most respected news organizations. In addition to reputable news sources, there are a number of websites that debunk fake news stories. If you come across a suspicious story, see if it's been vetted by sites such as: FactCheck.org (http://www.factcheck.org/) Politifact (http://www.politifact.com/) The International Fact-Checking Network (https://www.poynter.org/channels/fact-checking) When in doubt, get in touch with someone who could help you better understand the topic or recommend reliable sources. It could be a teacher or professor, librarian, or someone who works in the industry discussed in the suspicious article. For instance, ask your history or social studies teacher about a suspicious article you read about foreign affairs. If you read an article about a new diet fad, talk to your biology teacher or a medical professional in your social network.
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Search for articles on the topic published by other news organizations. Consult fact checkers. Ask someone you know who has expertise on the topic.