stress and health

 Manage Stress | 5 Ways to Reduce Stress and Improve Mental Health Now

Sometimes stress can be a positive force, motivating you. But it is often a negative force. If you experienced stress during a long period of time, it could become chronic —unless you take action.

Stress is an automatic response designed by our ancestors to protect us from predators and other threats. Faced with danger, the body stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol flood our body. They elevate your heart rate, increase your blood pressure, boost your energy and prepare you to deal with the problem.

These days you don't confront the danger of being eaten, but you still have multiple challenges every day. As a result, your body's natural alarm system may be stuck in the on position. And that can have serious consequences for your health.

Even short-life, minus stress can have consequences. Major acute stress can have a bigger impact. Repeated acute stress can may also contribute to inflammation in the circulatory system, particularly in the coronary arteries. This is a pathway that is thought to tie stress with a heart attack.

When stress starts to interfere with your daily life for an extended period, it becomes even more dangerous. The longer the stress lasts, the worse it is for both your body and mind. It might make you feel fatigued or unable to concentrate, and it causes tear and wear on your body.

The long-term activation of the stress response system and the overexposure to cortisol and other stress hormones that come with it can disrupt almost all of your body's processes. Some problems you can suffer because of stress:
- Depression, anxiety
- Digestive issues, headaches
- Muscle tension and pain
- Heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure
- Stroke
- Sleep problems
- Weight gain
- Memory and concentration impairment
Somethings you can do to feel better are: identifying the causes of stress, getting sleep, walking away when you're angry, building strong relationships, rest your mind and get help.

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