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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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...low-calorie, but nutritionally balanced, diet can help prevent an aging-associated change in heart function. Patients in the small study took in 1,400 - 2,000 calories a day for an average of 6... Read more »Images
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