Stress and Your Health
Do you know that some health problems are strongly influenced by stress? Headaches, excessive muscle tension, high blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, interrupted digestion are often recognized. However, there are longer-term, and more serious, potential consequences from chronic stress.
Several researches indicate that stress has an effect on the immune system. Interestingly, the effect is sometimes positive, sometimes negative.
Stress can have a positive effect because it triggers the release of biochemical that can help heal infections from bites, punctures or other damage. Stress will trigger the body to tailor the immune system to deal with these problems.
However, when that response persists over a long period of time, the effects can be harmful. When a person is stressed for long-periods, they will likely develop a compromised circulatory system like high blood pressure.
High blood pressure increases physical tension on the walls of blood vessels. As the blood vessel narrow, the heart may be unable to deliver sufficient blood and oxygen to the body. This may cause heart attack because the heart needs to work harder in order to supply sufficient blood flow to the body.
Practicing techniques to lower stress would be a good idea for everyone. The less stress you have, the healthier and happier life you are.
