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Health Encyclopedia: Stress Complications
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Complications
In prehistoric times, the physical changes in response to stress were an essential adaptation for meeting natural threats. Even in the modern world, the stress response can be an asset for raising levels of performance during critical events such as a sports activity, an important meeting, or in situations of actual danger or crisis.
If stress becomes persistent and low-level, however, all parts of the body's stress apparatus (the brain, heart, lungs, vessels, and muscles) become chr...
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...Exercise, however, does not appear to have the same effect on weight distribution in women. In one interesting study women who underwent aerobic and strength training lost fat in their arms and... Read more »Nicotine Addiction
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