Whether you’re frowning at the demands of daily life or raising your eyebrows at the cost of everything, long-term stress not only increases your risk for health problems, such as depression and heart disease, it can show on your face, too.
The problem is that we aren’t designed for it, says stress guru Neil Shah. Our ancestors would have experienced intermittent short bursts of stress, triggering them to either fight or flee. Modern stress might be lower, but it’s constant. Build your