The Effects Of Stress On The Body

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There’s no denying that were all humans that have emotions and live everyday life with some form of stress. The actual cause for stress differs in many ways that just having something ru-in a day. The mental effects that stress can have on one’s body making hard to function throughout the day. Scientific research and statistical studies show many ties to long term effects that stress can have. The effects that stress can have on the body can very well be both mental and physical.
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Cortisol also affects the anti-aging and immune strengthening hormone Dehydroepiandros-terone (DHEA). Those who have low DHEA are considered to hav-ing a compromised immune system, cortisol also happens to maintain homeostasis in the body while facing stressors. It also helps to counteract any allergies, inflammatories, and maintains metabolism. Cortisol can stimulate the immune system in small doses, it can also completely suppress it in high doses. Overloading of stress in the body and when cortisol isn 't available, leaving the immune system compromised and susceptible to disease (Vanderhaeghe …show more content…
The release of cortisol and the effects it has activat-ing other body chemicals creates imbalance and affects the wiring of the brain. The body reacts to stressors, two systems kick into gear, one being the endocrine system and the other being the sympathetic. The sympathetic nervous system shifts out other stress related to hormones such as Serotonin and Norepinephrine, which also affect our mood and desire. All these chemicals create: shaking sweating palms, turn on the fight or flight response, and affect behavior of individual (Weir 3).
More than half a century, scientists has done great re-search on the effects of stress on the mind and body. Also, studies have shown that there are correlations to the body functions: arteriosclerosis, heart attacks and other cardio-vascular diseases. Scientist conducted various test on calm patients, taking their blood and blood pressure before and af-ter being subjected to a mental stress test. Blood work showed that a chemical called Endothelin-A was released into the body, restricting blood flow. This had been shown in studies that negative emotions has the same effect (Sabatino

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