An oft missed benefit of vanity may be increased physical and mental health, experts say. Strongly caring about one’s appearance may lead to better sleep habits (reducing dark circles and increasing mental acuity), physical fitness (regular exercise has many health benefits beyond looking “fit”), increased resistance to disease (from cleanliness habits), healthier nutrition habits, teeth and skin. Staying out of the sun not only helps keep your collagen intact (which gives skin its elasticity), but reduces changes for skin cancer; likewise not smoking also helps keep collagen intact and drastically reduces chances for lung disease.
Of course, as with any good thing, extremes are not necessarily for the general good (extreme surgeries, over-exercise or crazy diets), so keep your vanity in check – a little goes a long way (and, as it happens, to numerous good results). 🙂
