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Health Encyclopedia: Stress Complications
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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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Expert & Community Posts
How Stress Affects the Body
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertStress is known to affect the body in ways that leave the person vulnerable to illness. In this... Read more »
Stress, Anxiety, and Exercise
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...ten adults in the United States say they experience stress or anxiety daily, and most say it... Read more »
A Brief History of the term Stress
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe use of the term ‘stress' is now so integrated into our thoughts that it sometimes feels it... Read more »
Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...other illnesses causing chronic pain often experience stress and are significantly more likely... Read more »
Diabetes and Stress
By Ann Bartlett , Health ExpertMany people are living with more stress; I see it everyday at my office. Sources of stress can be... Read more »
Health Guide
Asthma and Stress Management
Stress can wreck havoc on your health. And if you have asthma, you no doubt know that stress can cause asthma symptoms. The signs and symptoms of stress range from the benign to the dramatic – from... Read more »Stress Part II: When the Brain Overreacts
...the world may seem threatening most of the time. In short, we are living in a constant state of stress. We are living in our emotions. The thinking parts of the brain are in thrall to the... Read more »Top Tips to Help You Unwind During the Holidays
Stress - who needs it? Granted a small amount is not always such a bad thing. However, too much can play havoc with our health, and instead of protecting us it can make us more vulnerable to health... Read more »Bipolar: Managing Stress Part 4: Seeing it Coming
...coming. My friend's secret is that she is hyper-vigilant - extremely mindful - when it comes to stress. She may have no power over psychosis jumping out of the bushes and showing her who is... Read more »Stress: The Body's Response
The Body's ResponseThe best way to envision the effect of acute stress is to imagine yourself in a primitive situation, such as being chased by a bear.The Brain's Response to Acute StressIn response... Read more »Images
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