BODY AND HEALTH WITH PROPER CLOTHING
👕 The Significance of Your Clothes for Your Body and Health
Clothing is a Reflection of your Health rather than just a Style
A good clothing has always been a symbol of appearance,fashion,and status in society. Besides this,it also affects our body and our health as it is an essential part of our daily life. Our comfort and our mental health is directly linked with our dress. Now it's our choice to wear the clothes that really suit us and protect us,or give us harm. The fabric, colour,and the size of our clothes plays an important role for maintaining our physical comfort, temperature of our body and our skin health.
Earlier, in our previous generations,in ancient times,clothing was done just to protect or shield the body from heat and cold or sometimes for injury. As now fashion trends become the priority over health and synthetic materials have become the base of every clothing. That's why skin allergies, infections, body posture,and hormonal complications can be seen more often as the clothes are now chemically treated.
Let's try to understand the significance of our clothes on our body health and to select our wardrobe choices that maintain both our appearance and well-being.
🌿 What is the Science behind what you wear
Skin is the largest human body organ and acts as the protective shield, a barrier against the external elements. After getting continuous touch with synthetic fabrics and harmful dyes,our skin absorbs the chemicals and disturbs the body’s natural functions.
Our blood circulation, skin breathing, temperature balance and our mental health is much affected with the clothes we usually wear. We always wear light cotton clothes in summer to regulate the body heat,and woollen clothes in winter to warm the body. On the other hand,wearing tight clothes like jeans and polyester or nylon stuff for long hours can give a foul smell,trap the sweat and bacteria that lead to fungal infections.
We can say that clothing isn’t just for fashion but it is a part of our body’s health system.
🧪 Health Problems related with our Clothing
There are some common causes of our health issues,linked with our clothing,and these are because of choices of lifestyle, trending fashion and moreover lack of awareness. Let’s discuss them ;
1. Synthetic Fabrics and chemical treatments
Most of the garments are made from nylon, acrylic, spandex and polyester. All these materials are processed with certain chemicals to make them shiny,wrinkle-free, waterproof and flame resistant. Subsequently, these processes release toxic agents that cause skin allergies and hormonal disruptions.
2. Tight and Ill-Fitting clothes
3. Poor Fabrics that block the air
Polyester and nylon fabrics don't allow the air to flow,they trap the heat and moisture on the body. This results in fungal and bacteria infections with bad odour in our body areas like underarms and sensitive private parts. This happens more in the summer season after wearing polyester and nylon fabric.
4. Usage of detergents and synthetic dyes
The attractive and bright colour clothes are costly as their processing includes ample amounts of chemicals and dyes. These chemicals contain azo compounds and carcinogens which are very harmful for our body. Likewise, the strong detergents and some fabric softeners that we use,also release the mixture that causes skin allergies.
5. Inappropriate Clothing for Climate or any Activity
Our body becomes so stressed when we don't wear clothes that suit us according to the weather or any kind of activity. Wearing a gym suit for long hours even after gym,traps the sweat that our body releases resulting in body infections. Similarly,dark clothes absorb the heat and increase the body temperature which causes dehydration.
💔 How Body and Health is affected by Improper Clothing
So many people are unaware about the consequences of improper clothing to our body and health. There is a lot of risk when the wrong fabric is chosen, wrong fit and even wrong washing methods are used. Let’s discuss how our body is affected.
1. Skin Allergies and Infections
Wearing polyester and nylon fabric clothes for a long time causes so many fungal infections like rashes,skin irritations,etc. People suffer the most who are living in dense and humid areas and they often have dermatitis problem.
2. Nerve Damage and Poor Blood Circulation
Our body tissues and veins are so sensitive and they can be damaged by wearing tight clothes for long hours. Skin tight jeans,belts,T-shirts and bras compress the nerve and blood vessels that leads to sensations and chronic pain. More often people can't understand the reason for the loss of their health just because of their dressing style.
3. Hormonal Disturbance
Oestrogen hormones that are essential for reproductive development in females are also affected by the chemicals released from the polyester and synthetic fibres. Prolonged wearing of these fabrics disrupt the hormonal balance and could lead to fertility imbalances. Fashion trends lead towards the path of health hazards.
4. Postural and Musculoskeletal Problems
A big change in body posture can be seen, especially in youngsters after wearing tight clothes. Natural movement is almost replicated and merged with the clothes size and design. Likewise,the problem of back pain, spinal misalignment and fatigue has become a very common problem among those who wear high heels,tight waistbands and stiff corsets.
5. Temperature issues and Respiratory problems
When your clothes don't match with the climatic conditions, problems like dehydration, overheating and even chills may occur. It's because of the non breathable fabrics that disturbs your natural body temperature and the respiratory system gets affected.
6. Anxiety and Mental Stress
Sometimes, people wear ill-fitting or uncomfortable clothes for some occasions or purposes throughout the day and regularly for weeks. The discomfort in such conditions,lessens the confidence and concentration power. This results in anxiety and other mental issues which are very common in our society nowadays.
🌱 Preventive Measures: proper Clothing for a Healthy Body
Improper clothing is not a disease or a complication that gives harm to our body,rather it is a choice or habit. By maintaining a good bonding between your body and clothes can fulfill both our purposes. Let’s understand more clearly with the following preventive measures.
👕 1. Use of Natural and Organic Fabrics
The natural fabrics like cotton, silk,linen,or organic wool are the best option for clothing. They are very gentle to our skin,good for maintaining body temperature, and hypoallergenic. Most of our skin diseases like allergies and irritation can be controlled by wearing natural and organic made clothes.
🧴 2. Stop using Chemically Treated and Dyed Clothes
A slight change for your wardrobe can give you a healthy body. Avoid using chemically treated and dyed clothes by checking the GOTS-certified ( Global Organic Textile Standard ) labels before purchasing clothes. Neon or bright colours are attractive but you have to compromise them for the sake of your body health.
🧘 3. Wear for your Comfort
As we have discussed above the actors or influencers,who wear tight fit or different style clothes, are just doing their job and just for a few minutes. When we wear the same and for long hours is really an act of brutality and cruelty with our body. Comfortable and well-fitting clothes are good for the breathing of our body. Avoid tight bras,waistbands,tight jeans and tight undergarments. Prioritise comfort over style and trends and never compromise it with your health.
🧼 4. Use new clothes after single wash
Some residues of harmful chemicals remain in the clothes,we just buy and wear them instantly. We must wash these clothes before wearing them, so that the toxins and residues can't harm our body.
☀️ 5. Smart dressing According to Weather and Activity
Let the weather and activity decide your dressing schedule. Warm and insulating dressing for winter, light and breathable for summer and moisture-wicking for any specific task,are the best choice fabrics to maintain a balance of our body and our dress. Dress smartly and enjoy all the seasons with good health.
🩳 6. Control Synthetic Wear
Mostly, people wear synthetic clothes during exercising or workouts. Prolonged wearing even after workouts,may harm our body as the sweat remains stuck with the skin pores. It's better to use synthetic fabrics for a short time and change them with cotton fabrics so that the body can breathe easily.
💧 7. Proper Hygiene Habits
🌍 8. Choose and Support Sustainable Fashion
Everyone wants their wardrobe full of fashion wear. With this,if you slightly change your mood and habits, and support eco-friendly clothes,it will be very helpful for our body and our environment as well. Sustainable fashion reduces the textile waste which is economically sound too.
🌸 The Connection Between Mind,Body and Clothing
Precisely, our mental and emotional health is also linked with our clothing style.”Enclothed cognition” is a term which defines how clothing influences the psychological processes of a person. Our mood,confidence and creativity is enhanced by wearing comfortable,clean and positive-coloured clothes. On the other hand, uncomfortable, untidy and contrasting clothes may create irritation,stress,fatigue and other complications to our body. Our body and our mind is nurtured by wearing the right clothes at the right time. Thus, it is a form of self-care.
🌍 Conclusion: Dress Smart, Live Healthy Life
Clothes are the protective shield besides an outer layer of the body. Your clothes selection directly affects your comfort, mood,productivity and long-term health.
In our evolving world, the dominating fast fashion makes it very difficult to understand the significance of proper clothing for our body and health. Still, we can maintain a good connection between our clothes and health by wearing natural fabrics,well-fit,and avoiding the chemical impact. In this way our skin can be protected,our body posture can be improved and overall vitality can be boosted.
What you wear is your reflection to the world and your choice to be healthy and fit by making a good connection between your clothes and your body.
Thanks for reading,
Have a nice day 😊.
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