What does stress do to us?

· Stress can affect so many different parts of our bodies, from our muscles and tissues to our blood vessels and organsrn· It speeds up heart rate and respiration, affects our sleeprn· Stress raises blood pressure and body temperaturern· It can interfere with metabolism, appetite and digestion · It can shut down a woman's menstrual cycle, perhaps triggering early menopausern· Stress can decrease a man's production of testosterone, impairing his fertilityrn· New research suggests that high levels of stress during pregnancy can actually make a woman's children more sensitive to stressrn· Stress weakens our immune systemrn· It can increase depressionrn· Stress affects sexuality and fertilityrn· It impairs our memory by shrinking a crucial part of our brain, perhaps permanentlyrn· If allowed to progress unchecked, stress can contribute to such life-threatening conditions as multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, diabetes, and heart diseasern· If the body doesn't have a chance to recuperate, the effects of stress compound, with a longer-lasting and more harmful effect on our health." · In fact, chronic stress, defined as ongoing worries that continue over several months or longer, may shorten life expectancy by 15 to 20 years, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. · Stress can killr
Stress is all around us. What are some simple things that we can do to cope with the stressors in our lives?

One session of aerobic exercise exerts a healthy, dilating effect on blood vessels, which maximizes circulation for up to 24 hours by stimulating the release of nitric oxide from the smooth muscle in the blood vessel walls. Talk about cardiovascular protection!

Get plenty of restful sleep. Sleep deprivation results in high cortisol levels.

The Laughing Cure:Research has shown that laughing has many health benefits, which includes strengthening the immune system, reducing food cravings, increasing one's threshold for pain. There actually is an emerging therapeutic field - humor therapy has been shown to help people heal more quickly.
So, how you look at a situation determines if you will respond to it as threatening or challenging.

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