Three simple ways to have a glowing skin

Smooth and shining skin speaks a lot about your overall physical and emotional being. Healthy lifestyle comprises of a well-balanced diet, appropriate water intake, adequate sleep & exercise and no addictions. Such harmony always yield healthy skin as the nutritional supply to the skin is adequate also due to exercise the hormones are in balance and toxins are flushed from the body.

Dr Mohan Thomas, world's leading cosmetic surgeon and owner-inceptor of Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Institute talks about the three fundamental ways to have good skin.

- Exercise helps release endorphins which are also known as happy hormones, these help greatly in mood elevation. Exercise in beneficial for the skin as it helps in regulation of body stress.

- Breathing is indispensable for life, yoga deep breathing excercises help us regulate our breathing thus clearing our airways of toxins, so in a small but significant way contribute to glowing skin.

- Emotional disturbances commonly result in poor sleep and diet pattern thus affecting skin of all ages however in aging skin the changes are more visible. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and incorporating cleansing, toning and moisturizing in your routine is the ideal way to maintain your skin. Water intake in a day should be minimum two litres