Stress and Health WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Stress and Health
Stress can affect health in various ways. The body can usually recover quickly from short term stress.1 Chronic stress can wear on the body and the effects can lead to physical or psychological damage.2
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- Short term stress can trigger arrhythmias in people who have heart problems.1
- The high blood pressure associated with long term stress increases the risk of stroke.2
- Stress can make a person more vulnerable to illnesses such as colds or infections.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Healthwise (via WebMD): Stress Management - Effects of Stress
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Discovery Health: Stress
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Effects of Stress on Health, How Does Stress Affect Health, Sick From Stress
- Last update: May 5, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
