10 Symptoms of Insomnia
Symptom #6: Wrinkles and Puffy Eyes
Puffy eyes could be a sign that you are not getting adequate sleep. Insomnia causes your eyes to become puffy. It also causes dark circles under the eyes and wrinkles to develop because your body and specifically, skin is not getting adequate rest to recover from stress and to allow for repair of tissues. Lack of sleep leads to increased production of the stress hormone called cortisol.
Chronically high cortisol levels can lead to break down of the protein collagen which is responsible for keeping the skin supple and elastic. Additionally, lack of sleep causes your body to release only small amounts of growth hormone which helps the body to grow new muscle, skin and bone tissues. More growth hormone is produced when you sleep.
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