Stress is a main cause of all types of diseases. Studies are beginning to reveal that an easy-going personality may help to forestall cognitive decline as we age.
As we age, skin becomes drier. Actually, "xerosis," the medical name for dry skin, affects only the very outermost layer of the epidermis – the stratum corneum. Causing the skin to become flaky, itchy, or ‘tight,' discomfort is often the prevailing complaint.