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Large amounts of stress on the body can lead to a number of serious consequences and health problems in the long run
Doctors and health experts have long warned regarding stress and its impact on the health of the body. Tension or stress is a natural psychological and physical reaction to the demands of life that many experience from time to time, but it negatively affects physical and mental health, and negatively affects many of your body parts without you realizing it.
According to a report published by the newspaper “Metro” Metro British health expert Chris Newbury says: “Stress causes a whole range of physical, emotional and behavioral symptoms, including headaches, fatigue, anxiety, irritability and even changes in appetite and social withdrawal. The overall experience of stress can vary greatly from person to person, and it may feel Some patients feel it as uncomfortable nervous energy, while others may feel it as irritability and anger.”
Large amounts of stress on the body can lead to a number of serious consequences and long-term health problems, including:
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dementia
A recent study uncovered evidence that stress can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was led by the University of Alabama, involved more than 24,000 adults, who were asked how often they felt stressed, overwhelmed or unable to handle everything they had to do.
According to the results, it was found that those who reported high levels of stress were 37% more likely to develop dementia in their later years. The study said: “Remarkable stress is associated with hormonal and inflammatory indicators of accelerated aging, as well as an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and mortality. It has also been associated with sleep problems and impaired immune function.”
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heart attacks
In a 2017 paper published in The Lancet, researchers from Harvard University found that persistent stress may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The research consists of two studies, in which they suggest that when you’re stressed, the amygdala (a region of the brain that deals with stress) signals your bone marrow to produce extra white blood cells. This, in turn, causes inflammation in the arteries, and we know that inflammation is involved in the process that leads to heart attacks, angina pectoris, and strokes.
The study also looked at arterial inflammation and activity in the amygdala in people with severe stress. The researchers found a direct relationship between higher amygdala activity and increased arterial inflammation.
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Digestive problems
Digestive disorders affect 35% to 70% of people at some point in life. This can be due to many biological factors, but stress can play an important role in such diseases. According to Harvard Health, our enteric nervous system (which controls our gastrointestinal behavior) is a second brain. And if stress is in the body, the way it works changes.
The health institution said: “After sensing the entry of food into the intestines, the nerve cells lining the digestive system send signals to the muscle cells to start a series of intestinal contractions that propel the food further, breaking it down into nutrients and waste. At the same time, the enteric nervous system uses the transporters Neurotransmitters such as serotonin communicate and interact with the central nervous system.
Thus, stress can impair digestion. Harvard Health added, “When a person becomes stressed enough, digestion slows or even stops so that the body can divert all of its internal energy to counter a potential threat. In response to less severe stress, such as public speaking, digestion may slow or temporarily stall.” This causes abdominal pain and other symptoms of functional digestive disorders.
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overweight
Stress can also affect a person’s ability to maintain a healthy weight or lose weight. This can be due to elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol or due to unhealthy behaviors caused by stress.
And in 2015, researchers from Ohio State University interviewed women regarding stress they had experienced the day before. Then eat a meal high in fat and calories. The researchers discovered that, on average, women who reported one or more stresses in the previous 24 hours burned 104 fewer calories than those who did not experience stress.
In one year, this can lead to weight gain of approximately 5 kg. Meanwhile, those who claimed to have been stressed had higher insulin levels. This hormone contributes to the storage of fat.
Depression
Over the years, many research papers have looked at the link between stress and depression. Experts agree that emotional stress can play a role in causing depression or be a symptom of it.
According to Psychology, “Stress has direct effects on mood and early initial symptoms of low mood can include irritability, disturbed sleep, and cognitive changes, such as poor concentration.”