Stress is a killer razor blade that could kill anyone we slowly, no matter how old or young. Stress also can accelerate the aging process and affects the skin and hair beauty.
The worst part is you do not even realize the effect. Hair loss is not the only effect of stress.
Stress can affect your health, such as the risk of heart disease and diabetes type 2. But what you may not realize is that recent research has shown that stress affects almost every system in the body, often in unexpected ways.
Following negative impact of stress you need to consider:
1. The brain shrinks
"Stress can alter your brain in a way that makes you more prone to depression and addiction," says neuroscientist Tracy Bale, PhD, as reported by Yahoo Health page, Tuesday (11/11) in the Dawn news.
2. Reduce the number of sperm
Compared with men who had the lowest stress levels, people who have high stress levels have lower sperm counts and reduced the concentration of sperm in their semen. Male sperm stress are also more likely to become disabled or less mobile. Stress also lowers levels of the sex hormone testosterone and luteinizing hormone, which can cause changes in sperm.
3. Adverse intestinal bacteria
Your gut is full of beneficial bacteria that play an important role in your immune system and helps you metabolize nutrients. The number of bacteria in your gut is 10 times greater than the number of cells in your body.
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"If you stress, the nerves in your gut neurotransmitter release directly into the environment," said Bale.
"It certainly would change the environment in the gut and diversity of existing bacteria, so that different species can come and drain the beneficial bacteria," said Bale.
Stress is also believed to affect the barrier function of the intestinal wall. Condition called leaky gut can cause cardiovascular disease by encouraging the formation of plaque in blood vessels.
4. Trigger inflammation throughout the body
Inflammation is a normal reaction of your immune system to a threat to the body, such as infection. But stress also triggers inflammation at low levels throughout your body. One study even found that daily stress such as mathematical calculations and public speaking can increase inflammatory markers in the blood.
Prolonged stress release inflammatory chemicals that can cause a buildup of plaque in your arteries and insulin resistance (a risk factor for diabetes). In fact, low-level chronic inflammation has been linked to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic diseases.
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