Archive for the ‘stress’ Category

Stress Avoidance Is Always Better Than Cure

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Stress can pose major health risks to you in the long term if you do not start to deal with it now. Often times, people who do not know how to handle stress find themselves in rehabilitation facilities that could help them recover. So have a policy that stress avoidance is always better than cure. To avoid stress, you should learn to have fun. Find the things that you enjoy the most and some games or fun activities that you can enjoy by yourself or with friends and family.
One fun games you should try is the World of Warcraft (WoW). With its extravagance of both the characters and the scenery, sumptuousness of the stories created and of the battles fought, and very meticulous graphics, WoW game has become a popular game worldwide. To be able to play the game, you need to have an account and create character. many players spend hours a day advancing their characters. The warcraft accounts and characters are highly valued by WoW players and are worth real world dollars. BuyMMOAccounts.com offers secure transactions for players to sell and buy warcraft account. When buying a warcraft account, your order will be delivered instantly via email. Visit BuyMMOAccounts.com for all of your WoW gaming needs.

Blame stress for just about everything

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Stress kills. Its potentially fatal effect on the heart is well documented. But new research suggests that it is probably the reason for everything from decaying gums to common colds. An article in Observer, the monthly magazine of the Association for Psychological Science, cites new research across psychology, medicine, neuroscience and genetics to conclude that stress is at the root of a whole range of health problems.

Stress encompasses the strains experienced by living organisms in their struggles to adapt and cope with changing environments.

When danger is perceived, a chain reaction of signals releases hormones like epinephrine (“adrenaline”), norepinephrine and cortisol from the adrenal glands. These hormones kick up the heart rate, increase respiration, and up the glucose levels in the blood – enabling the “fight or flight” reaction.

As these responses take a lot of energy, cortisol tells other physical processes – including digestion, reproduction, physical growth and some aspects of the immune system – to shut or slow down. (more…)