STRESS RELATED DISEASES
Several definitions of stress have been proposed thus causing a great deal of confusion. Therefore, I would like to leave the meaning of this word very simple. It is a term we human beings use to stand for hundreds of specific problems in our lives. It is a word we use when we feel angry, depressed, frustrated or worried. Stress can be categorized into physical, emotional and behavioral. I would like to dwell only on the physical effects of stress. Research shows that years of repeated stresses can cause an array of health problems.
Whether it is the stress of daily life, the pressures of an executive job frustrations of a lower-level position or even social upheaval in an unstable country, the chronic activation of the body's stress response systems can damage health. Recent research has focused on booth the protective and damaging effect of the body's hormonal responses to stress. When secreted in response to acute stress, stress hormones such as......
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