The Effects Of Stress On The Body
How Stress Affects the Body
Stress is known to affect the body in ways that leave the person vulnerable to illness. In this Sharepost I provide a brief overview of what happens to the body when it is exposed to stress over the longer term. The effects of chronic stress result in wear and tear to the body that ultimately leads to heart disease, infections and exposure to range of diseases.
Our natural defence mechanisms are geared to deal with circumstances that require a fairly immediate and relatively short-term respon...
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Asthma and Stress Management
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