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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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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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...individual’s “fight-or-flight” response. Since this response is designed to help the person function in an emergency situation, it usually only lasts a short time and then turns itself... Read more »Stimulants
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...widespread damage to the autonomic nervous system, the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary functions. Alternative Names Shy-Drager syndrome; Neurologic orthostatic... Read more »Focal neurological deficits
...causative disorder.) Call your health care provider if If any loss of movement, sensation, or function occurs, call your health care provider. What to expect at your health care... Read more »Images
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