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Health Encyclopedia: Stress Introduction
- Stress - Introduction
- Highlights
- The Body's Response
- Complications
- Conditions with Similar Symptoms
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
Introduction
The stress response of the body is somewhat like an airplane readying for take-off. Virtually all systems (the heart and blood vessels, the immune system, the lungs, the digestive system, the sensory organs, and brain) are modified to meet the perceived danger.
External and Internal Stressors
People can experience either external or internal stressors.
- External stressors include adverse physical conditions (such as pain or hot or cold temperatures) or stressful psychological environment...
Expert & Community Posts
Your Pelvic Floor: Knowledge is Power
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Waiting for reflux to go away?
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Don't Let Jet Lag Disrupt Your Vacation
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Grape Juice for a Healthy Heart
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Dietary Fiber: 4 Tips to Lower Cholesterol with Fiber
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Health Guide
Foods to Help You Sleep Better AND Lose Weight
...mindful that over-indulging in food (even food with tryptophan) can backfire. Too much food puts your digestive system into working over-time, and this can not only contribute to indigestion; it... Read more »Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Staging and Treatment Guidelines
...is being reconsidered since it seems to offer no advantage. Click the icon to see an image of the digestive system.Early Stage Aggressive (Intermediate- to High-Grade) Lymphomas. Treatment... Read more »Stress: Complications
...has features of a primitive brain. It is not surprising then that prolonged stress can disrupt the digestive system, irritating the large intestine and causing diarrhea, constipation, cramping,... Read more »What are the risk factors and causes of GERD?"
...include alcohol use, obesity or overweight, pregnancy, and smoking. Certain foods that may irritate the digestive system can also contribute to GERD, though there's plenty of contradictory... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes
...insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin is a key regulator of the body's metabolism. It works in the following way:During and immediately after a meal the process of digestion breaks... Read more »Images
Medications
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
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Alzheimer?s Prevention Found in Grapes
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Brain Waves Predict Depression Meds
September 13, 2006LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- About 17 million Americans suffer depression, which is the fourth-leading cause of disability in this... Read summary »
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