Health Effects of Stress

Warning: Is Stress killing you ... do you know?

The health effects of stress can be catastophic! Do you know if stress is eating away at your health? Would you know if it is or not?

Most of you won't understand the full extent of what stress creates, let alone if it is affecting you now.

Remember the saying ...

Stress is the #1 killer... you must learn to deal with stress early and stop the minor and major effects of stress.

The health effects of stress are as diverse as stress itself. Stress creates a change within our body then health suffers.

Stresses alter brain chemistry, affects digestion, your immune and musculo-skeletal systems. Stress can also affect your heart and circulation.

Stresses don't cause immediate changes to your health. It takes time for the change to occur and time for your body to change and become rundown.

Once your body changes, everything changes...

• Your nervous system
  • which can lead to headaches, sleep deprivation, fatigue

  
  

• Your immune system
  • creating a lowered resistance to infections, allergies, psoriasis and eczema

  
  

• Your cardio-vascular system
  • leading to high blood pressure, hardened arteries, strokes and heart disease

  
  

• Your skin
  • from acne in teenagers to itchiness, hives and other skin disorders.

  
  

• Your mind
  • anxiety, depression, breakdowns and behavioral changes are all a result of stress

  
  

• Your digestion
  • from nervous 'butterfly' stomachs, nausea to ulcers, diarrhea to major bowel changes

  
  

• Your musculo-skeletal system
  • the saying 'stress rides on your shoulders' is true. Muscles tighten; our spine tires and we get aches and pains.

  
  

• Your respiratory system
  • infections can be created, asthma and other breathing difficulties, oxygen levels drop which can lead to fatigue

  
  

• major health problems
  • prolonged stress which is not dealt with will eventually lead to life threatening illness... diabetes, heart disease, cancers, strokes, and dementias have all been linked to stress

The health effects of stress can be minor or severe. Yes stress can kill you ... just slowly.

Most of you go through life completely unaware stress is causing you grief ... until it is too late. And then ...

Bang! A sudden heart attack, a stroke, or some other horrendous health problem.

If you are lucky it is more of a ...

bang...

A sudden sore back, or a flu or fatigue or an upset stomach.

Either way, these are caused by stress ... not the stress itself. But your inability to release stress. So it builds up and up until ... Bang! ... you get the picture.

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The health effects of stress can be scary. You are able to control and eliminate these. The best way to eliminate them is to learn to reduce and eliminate your stress now ... before it is too late.

The web page on the health effects of stress is part of our section on how stress affects you. Read more through our site and find out more on stress and how you can learn to eliminate it.

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