No. 1 headache treatment in Japan, Akasaka, Minato (2024)

03/06/2023

💥💥🌟8 bad habits many people have that make it difficult to sleep
✅Eat a full meal close to bedtime
✅Take a nap too much
✅Use the bedroom as a multi-purpose room
✅Drinking alcohol, coffee, smoking before going to bed
✅Exercising intensely before bed
✅Sleep less when busy
✅Change your sleep time often
✅The bedroom is too cold, too warm or too noisy
💝💝😃5 habits to help you fall asleep easily.
➡️Increase Omega-3 supplement and some vegetables
➡️Avoid bad habits that affect sleep (don't use your phone 20-30 minutes before bed)
(The reason is that the blue light from the phone or tablet inhibits the body's release of melatonin.)
➡️Let the body "learn" the habit of getting ready for bed (changing pajamas, drinking 1 glass of water or warm milk before going to bed, sleeping at a fixed time.
➡️Listen to soft music (piano music or rain sounds)
➡️Standing reading books

30/05/2023

🌟🌟💥9 ways to help your brain rest and boost mental health
👉1. Start a hobby
👉2. Take a deep breath
👉3. Move your body to rest your mind
👉4. Practice mindfulness
👉5. Prioritize your time
👉6. Stay away from technology
👉7. Socialize with others
👉8. Chat with an expert
✅9. Get enough sleep
🧠Your brain is the hub that processes all of your emotions and behaviors, so you need it to function at peak performance.Similar to charging your phone, sleep gives your mind a chance to recharge. when you are replenished with the energy lost in sleep.
👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️Medical experts recommend sleeping at least 7 hours a day for optimal results. Inadequate sleep is associated with both the onset and worsening of many psychiatric symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and psychosis. Even increased diseases of blood pressure, heart disease, blood fat, diabetes, stroke, especially 90% of Alzheimer's disease is due to insomnia.
😴😪If you are having brain problems or cannot sleep more than 7 hours a day.
📨💌Contact us now, I will advise you on things to help your brain better.

25/05/2023

👉💥 The Dangers of Insomnia| THE TRUTH ABOUT SLEEP👉💥
👉 In 1967 Randy Gader stayed awake for 264 hours in 11 days and the effects of insomnia appeared very early on day 2. Randy lost focus and lost the ability to recognize an object by touch. On the 3rd day, he began to become frustrated and annoyed, and lost control of his emotions. By the 11th day apart from setting the record for the longest sleepless time Randy lost. short-term memory And hallucinating. When we lose sleep, the organs in the body are at risk of being out of balance. There is a risk of cardiovascular disease, our reaction ability slows down. And short memory and brain damage can easily lead to obesity. sleep deprivation affects our happiness. Our moods are unstable, and the effects of depression. And research shows that 90% of depression is caused by insomnia. Monday, the 22-year-old Gusta did not sleep for 2 consecutive nights and the result led to sudden death. According to a survey in the US, 3 out of 10 people sleep less than 6 hours / night. When sleeping less than 6 hours, the risk of stroke is 4-5 times higher than those who sleep 7-8 hours / night. When we lose sleep, toxins in the brain will accumulate, plus the cardiovascular system and blood vessels are unstable, easily leading to sudden death and stroke.
👉So what happens to our brain when we don't sleep:
After a long day of activity, our brain produces a lot of toxins from daily activities. And sleeping helps widen the gap between nerve cells. And the nerve cells shrink, enabling the glymphatic system to clean up the toxic substances on the brain and also clean up the AMYLOID BETA found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
👉Sleep is divided into 3 parts:
Stage 1: Light sleep: light sleep and easy to wake up
Stage 2: DEEP sleep: deep sleep. If you have a deep sleep after a long night when you wake up, you will feel very well, deep sleep accounts for 25% of sleep. As you get older, the percentage decreases.
Stage 3: REM SLEEP: daydreaming makes up 25% of sleep. Usually occurs 1 hour in the early morning
👉💥 4 benefits of getting enough sleep
👉First: sleep strengthens the immune system
According to research, people who are sick who sleep less than 6 hours are more sick than those who sleep more than 7 hours. Because when we sleep enough, the functions in our heart work healthy. So let's take more time to rest when we're sick
👉Second, sleep helps us to improve memory. There are 2 ways 1 is to drink coffee to study for a few more hours and then go to sleep. The other 2 is to close the book and go to sleep. Then, if you choose option 2, you are likely to remember more things from the previous day and make the exam easier. Our information that is usually synthesized during sleep will switch from short memory to long memory. The process of memory synthesis only occurs during sleep.
👉Tuesday: Employees are more productive when napping
👉Fourth: sleep makes you happier, will have a positive mood. Sleep-deprived people are 60% more likely to behave emotionally.
👉📨 VIKAMAX will help you sleep better, better health. Please inbox if you want to improve your sleep.

19/05/2023

💥💥😢8 headaches warn of dangerous diseases
✅Sudden severe headache: the cause may be bleeding in the brain, or bleeding in the meninges, blocked blood vessels in the brain.
✅Severe headache, stiff neck and shoulder: cause of severe headache accompanied by meningeal syndrome, dangerous signs of brain hemorrhage or meningitis.
✅Headache accompanied by numbness in any area
✅Progressive, prolonged headache: accompanied by nausea and decreased vision, this is a typical manifestation of a brain tumor.
✅Headache accompanied by high blood pressure:
✅Headache after brain injury: unconsciousness, confusion, nausea...
✅Headache with fever.
✅Headache accompanied by vision problems. Maybe nerves from brain to vision are pinched
👉💥📨If you have a headache and insomnia or inbox me, I will advise you a solution.

18/05/2023

⛔️TERRIBLE DAMAGES OF SLEEP THAT YOU DON'T KNOW 😢
👉When you can't sleep, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis will increase the secretion of the hormone arinaline, causing the heart rate to increase. You feel very awake and everything in the room makes you feel excited and unable to sleep.
👉Even if you can sleep with your eyes closed, you don't know that the brain only uses energy from a single source, glucose. When you sleep, the brain stores glucose for the brain.
👉When a person with insomnia is scanned with a positron machine, it is realized that at this time the brain does not store energy and it is still active during sleep and then will gradually be depleted so after waking up the person will feel very tired and depressed and will feel sleepy all day.
👉Long-term condition will cause chronic insomnia "rollic isomyer" This disease in addition to increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease can also affect the brain, specifically, chronic insomnia will increase the risk of depression Depression, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, and Other Anxiety Disorders.
❤️💥To ensure good health, maintain sleep 7-8 hours / day.
❓📥Please inbox me if you are experiencing insomnia, headaches, stress... for a long time.

13/05/2023

💥Symptoms of Chronic Insomnia
✅Toss and turn difficult to fall asleep.
✅Or wake up but have a hard time falling back to sleep.
✅Usually wake up early.
✅Feeling tired, uncomfortable when waking up.
✅There is no feeling of rest or recovery after waking up.
✅Feeling lethargic, sluggish, not alert and sleepy during the day.
✅Feeling irritable, anxious or depressed.
✅People with chronic insomnia often find it difficult to concentrate, pay attention and remember.
✅Or stress and headaches...
✅Restless mood, easily angered.
✅Finding it difficult to make informed decisions.
✅Easily influenced by others.
✅There may be hallucinations.
💪👉📨Are you experiencing any of the above symptoms? Please inbox for advice.❤️🥰

12/05/2023

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18/04/2023

4 Gut health warning signs
Gut health is essential to maintain a healthy body, or mind, but due to erratic eating habits and sedentary lifestyle, the gut is often damaged. People rarely detect these things, leading to gastrointestinal problems, usually the intestinal tract will appear some early warning signs that we must.
1: The tongue is covered with a white layer  warning that the digestive system is working too hard, leading to inability to function normally, easily producing yeast and bacteria.
2: Reduce appetite due to poor digestive system, not fully digesting food, causing us to have no appetite, or hunger.
3: Belching, heartburn, burning pain under the chest, nausea when hungry when full
4: Constipation, loose stools, raw stools (with meat or vegetables in the stool)
 If the above signs appear, clean the intestines to remove waste as well as increase beneficial bacteria.

14/04/2023

10 Signs Someone is Having a Stroke
Recognizing the signs of a stroke is crucial to intervention and treatment. The most common signs that a stroke is happening or is imminent include: (10)
1. Trouble speaking or comprehending. If someone can’t understand what you’re saying, or they suddenly start speaking nonsense, it could be a stroke.
2. Numbness or paralysis. This typically occurs in one side of the body, usually in the face, arm, or leg. Ask the person to raise their arms above their head or to smile. If something seems lopsided, act immediately.
3. Vision problems. Sudden blurred or dimmed vision in one or both eyes is another clear sign.
4. Intense headache. These extreme pains are often compared to a migraine.
5. Dizziness. Passing out is also possible.
6. Nausea. Vomiting can also occur.
7. Sudden loss of coordination. Keep an eye out for stumbling, tripping, or difficulty walking.
8. Behavioral changes. Look out for completely random mood swings.
9. Stiff muscles. You might also feel weird sensations, like pins and needles or numbness.
10. Problems swallowing or breathing.

14/04/2023

Stroke Risk Factors
It’s important to know the risk factors for stroke so you can be prepared in case symptoms present themselves. The most common risk factors include: (8, 9)
• Obesity
• Sedentary lifestyles
• Excessive alcohol intake
• Using illegal drugs like co***ne or methamphetamines
• Smoking or secondhand smoke exposure
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure or cholesterol
• Sleep apnea
• Heart disease
• Genetics or family history
• Using hormone medications or therapies

14/04/2023

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke. More than 137,000 people die each year from strokes, making it the third leading cause of death in the United States.
While these statistics are scary, it’s even more alarming that most people don’t know the basic signs of a stroke. In fact, as many as 97 percent of people over the age of 50 are ignorant of the warning signs.
What Causes a Stroke?
A stroke is when the blood supply to certain parts of the brain gets stalled, leaving delicate brain tissue without oxygen and nutrients. When this happens, it only takes minutes for tissues to be irreversibly damaged and destroyed, so acting quickly is essential.
Strokes are caused by two primary reasons: a blocked artery (ischemic stroke) or a burst blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke).
A blocked artery is the most common cause, accounting for more than 80 percent of all strokes. A blood clot is often at the root of this blockage.
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts. This can happen because of high blood pressure, incorrect dosing of blood thinners, or aneurysms, which are weak spots in the walls of blood vessels.

12/04/2023

How Healthy Eating Prevents Disease?
According to Ayurveda, healthy diet along with a healthy lifestyle is a fundamental pillar of health and longevity. For more than 5,000 years, Ayurveda has been practiced to promote wellness.
Eating healthy is one of the most important things that we can do for our health. In Ayurveda, there are various ‘shlokas’ which indicate that-“food is a powerful medicine when consumed properly.” But, nowadays, most of the people are grabbing food on the run as people are eating in their cars.
They are eating readily available and conveniently eating food. At night, people usually eat heavy food but at night, food is not going to digest because digestive fire is not active at night.
According to Ayurvedic principles, if the food is not digested properly due to any reason, it causes indigestion and which results in the production of ‘Ama’ or toxins in the system.
Ama blocks the channels which lead to certain disorders such as high cholesterol, chronic fatigue and waking up with a puffy face, backache, joint problems, weight gain, respiratory disorders and etc.
Eating healthy prevents all these disorders. If Ayurvedic principles of healthy eating is followed, then we can prevent the number of diseases as right food is powerful medicine.
Healthy eating is helpful in overcoming fatigue, lethargy, and susceptibility to illness and stress supports immunity, helps in improving mood stabilization, prevents anemia and also helps in preventing various lifestyle disorders such as heart diseases, diabetes, respiratory disorders, joint disorders, cancer etc.
What are the rules of Healthy Eating according to Ayurveda?
Lunch
Ayurveda considers lunch to be the most important meal of the day. Lunch should be the main meal and dinner should be lighter than lunch.
• Digestion would improve dramatically and this will help the persons to get rid of various gastric problems which are associated with ama formation such as gas, bloating, constipation, heartburn
• Lunch should be considered as the main meal of the day. It should be balanced that includes the combination of various spices.
• Food digests properly in the afternoon, therefore body can use the nutrients to build tissues and will be able to replace worn cells and tissues quickly.
• It will help by balancing the physiology as well as the The body will work at optimal levels.
• Lunch must include vegetables, some grains, some higher protein-rich foods such as lentils, tofu or paneer.
• Yogurt or fresh buttermilk can be included with lunch as it supplies good bacteria to the system and therefore aids in digestion.
Shun Fad Foods
Many companies launch their food products in the market and claim that their food products are guaranteed to work.
• It is not necessary that food products that work for the majority of the people will still work for us, as each of us is different individuals.
• Ayurveda recognizes the uniqueness and allows us to manage our health in a personalized way. This is the beauty of Ayurveda and it is not the It is the ancient science of living.
• Fad diets generally don’t work because these foods generally lack nutrients and minerals and are not suited to the body type of every individual.
Add Spices
According to Ayurveda, our food should consist of 6 tastes namely sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent and pungent.
Spices are not only meant to add flavor to our food but they have therapeutic value as well.
• Spices help to boost the immune system.
• They boost our digestive system so that our body is able to absorb and assimilate the nutrients from the food we eat.
• Spices such as turmeric, cinnamon, cumin seeds, fennel, cardamom, asafoetida should be included.
Water
Drink water on an empty stomach in the morning as it helps in re-hydrating our system and it flushes out toxins from the body.
• Drink water throughout the day, but avoid drinking ice-cold water. Drink warm water or water which is kept at room temperature.
• Drinking ice-cold water hampers the digestive system as it will slow down the secretion of gastric juices as well as enzymes.
Eat Natural Foods
It is just in the last few years that artificial ingredients and toxins have been introduced in our diet and the incidence of cancer has exploded in the last few years.
Cancer is the body’s response to toxicity and considered as the most extreme expressions of imbalance in the body.
• Processed foods, Genetically Modified Foods (GMO) foods, synthetic and processed foods which contain artificial preservatives and colors should be avoided because according to Ayurveda, our physiology is a reflection of nature and it works better if we live close to nature.
• Our body processes and digests the food that is close to nature such as- whole grains, fresh fruits, and vegetables.
Drink Healthy Beverages
Switch to healthy and vitality-boosting beverages and avoid excessive intake of tea and coffee.
• Ayurvedic herbal teas suits to our physiology and are formulated to correct the particular imbalance.
• Certain good eating habits such as: making lunch as the main meal of the day, eating fresh food, & avoid eating leftover foods help in adding life to our years.
• Eat a lighter and well-cooked meal at night at least three hours before going to bed.
• Avoid eating heavy meat or non-vegetarian food as they are hard to digest.
• Avoid stress in life as it causes weak digestion.
• Keep your body hydrated as it helps in removing impurities from the system. When the body is not hydrated properly, it cannot remove impurities from the lymphatic system properly.
• Choose a variety of foods and eat slowly in a calm environment without distractions.
• Eat more nourishing foods which are specific to particular doshas and include healthy fats such as- clarified butter (cow’s ghee) in the diet.
So, we can pursue what is in our control such as: living a balanced lifestyle, staying hydrated so as to get rid of impurities, eating pure foods and exercise regularly so as to prevent disease.

11/04/2023

Overuse of Headache Medication

It may seem odd but the cause of your headaches can actually be the very thing you are taking to relieve them.
The Cause of Rebound Headaches
Medications for headaches may provide immediate pain relief but if you are ingesting the medication more than a few days a week there is a high potential for overuse of the medication. This overuse can result in a rebound headache, where you experience headaches directly from medication use while still taking the medication, or afterwards from withdrawal. You may be adding to your headaches as opposed to reducing their frequency and alleviating your head pain. When you take medication too often or in too high of a dose, your body is more likely to adapt to the medication. Even following directions exactly doesn't mean you are safe from rebound headaches.
The unfortunate reality is that almost any medication has the potential to cause a rebound headache and it will depend a great deal on your health status, medical history and quite simply, how your own body responds to the medication. It may, in fact, only be when you perhaps miss a dose of your headache medication that you realise your head pain is more intense than it was prior to commencing treatment.
Overuse of headache medication can result in:
• Intense withdrawal headache
• Sleep disorders
• Depression
• Agitation
• Pacing
• Racing heart
• Dry mouth
There is no one type of head pain that occurs with rebound headaches. You may find that you experience an intense throbbing headache or a dull constant one.
Is Your Head Pain a Rebound Headache?
One challenge you may face is to distinguish between a rebound headache and one that is a migraine or tension headache. Your doctor may ask you if your headaches are more intense following exertion. A rebound headache is generally not strengthened by activity whereas a migraine does tend to intensify or increase in frequency after exertion. A rebound headache is also less likely have the characteristic and classic migraine symptoms of sensory disturbances and vomiting
Which Medications are the Top Offenders?
There has been some suggestion that any medication has the potential to cause a rebound headache but there are still some drugs that are more likely to cause problems than others. Popular over-the-counter medications such as acetaminophen and ibuprofen may lead to rebound headaches. If taken in moderation and on an occasional basis, however, they are generally safe and you should be able to avoid any complications from overuse.
Some over-the-counter painkillers are sold in combination formulas, where other ingredients support or enhance the active pain relief ingredient. Many of these contain caffeine that is then added to drugs such as acetaminophen. The potential for overuse is higher with these and even drinking coffee on a daily basis can compound the effect. Some migraine medications have been indicated in rebound headaches; these include ergot preparations and the triptans. In addition, any pain relief drugs developed from o***m tend to have a high potential for overuse, which can lead to particularly intense rebound headaches. Medications with codeine are another culprit and should be used with caution.
Can Headache Medication Overuse Be Avoided?
By keeping headache medication use limited to two to three days a week, most people can safely avoid medication overuse. If you experience chronic headaches, however, and rely on daily medication, this task will prove quite difficult. With your doctor's approval, you may be able to alternate between two or more different medications. For example, you could take two different headache medications over four days during a week.
Essentially, the only way to truly eliminate rebound headaches is to reduce or stop taking the medications that are causing them. The flip side to this method is that you're then left with more of the original headaches you were using the medications to treat. Unfortunately, this still leaves you with non-medicating painful days and there is no perfect plan that can guarantee headache free days without the possibility of medication overuse. Ideally, the root cause of your headaches can be addressed such that medications are only a temporary and occasional means for alleviating pain.
You're much more likely to cause rebound headaches by taking too much of the prescription headache medication. Only take the amount and frequency prescribed by your doctor or according to the label on over-the-counter preparations. If you have any confusion when purchasing a prescription or non-prescription painkiller, ask the pharmacist for clarification.
In addition to rebound headaches, overuse of headache medication may also result in stomach ulcers or liver and kidney problems. The last thing you need is to replace one source of pain with another more complicated one, so follow your doctor's dosage instructions, read labels carefully and try to find non-medication ways to relieve headaches whenever possible. This can help you to reach your goal of being free from headaches, migraines and medication pain.

11/04/2023

Does Stroke Cause Headaches?
Stroke is a serious and potentially fatal event that occurs in the brain and is usually accompanied by a very severe headache. People can experience two different types of stroke. In the first, a blood vessel in the brain, or that leads to the brain, bursts. This causes blood to leak into the brain tissue or the spaces between the brain and the skull. Any pressure on the brain causes pain and a headache develops immediately after a blood vessel has ruptured. The other type of stroke is called an ischaemic stroke. This occurs when a blockage in an artery supplying the brain cuts off the blood supply to a part of the brain tissue, causing it to die very quickly. This type of stroke can also cause a severe headache.
1 : Sub Arachnoid Haemorrhage and Headache
This stroke is caused by blood leaking into the space between the meninges, the thin membranes that surround the brain. This space is normally filled with cerebrospinal fluid and its volume is tightly controlled. A sudden increase in volume, even with a small bleed caused by the rupture of a minor blood vessel, has a major effect. The main symptom is an instant and incredibly severe headache which is disabling and often causes intense nausea, vomiting and collapse. If blood leaks into the spinal fluid, pain can also occur in the neck and in the back.
2 : Brain Haemorrhage and Headache
Bleeding within the brain itself is also associated with a very severe headache that comes on very quickly. The bleeding may follow a blockage in a blood vessel and is also accompanied by death of brain tissue. Other effects include paralysis, loss of consciousness, loss of speech and confusion.
3 : Brain Aneurysm and Headache
An aneurysm describes the ballooning out of an artery, which then bursts due to the pressure of blood inside. This can occur when the wall of the artery becomes weakened for some reason. The artery can develop the balloon long before the rupture, causing a headache that tends to persist for weeks, and no cause can be found to explain this sudden occurrence of regular headaches. Brain aneurysms are more common in people over 60. If daily headaches or constant headaches start suddenly with no explanation, doctors and neurologists often suggest a brain scan to find out if an aneurysm is present.
When the aneurysm bursts, the bleeding into the brain tends to be sudden and severe and causes a headache immediately. This has been described by the people who have experienced it as the worst headache they have ever known.
4 : Vascular Problems in the Brain and Headache
Another, rarer type of stroke is caused by a malformed blood vessel network in the brain. During early life, there are no symptoms but someone with tangled blood vessels is more likely to experience ruptures of small vessels as they get older. This ‘mini strokes’ can cause severe and regular headaches. This type of stroke is different to a transient ischaemic attack, which can also be called a mini stroke. Vascular malformation strokes tend to cause other symptoms including fits and the perception of strange noises that follow the rhythm of the pulse.
5 : Headache and Ischaemic Stroke
Ischaemic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked by a fatty plaque or blood clot, is very common in older people in developed countries. It is a major cause of death and disability in the UK. Although this type of stroke does cause headache, it also tends to cause paralysis, usually down one side of the body, loss of speech, confusion and loss of consciousness.
6 : Most Headaches Do Not Indicate Stroke
Although very severe headaches are associated with strokes of different kinds, having a headache is usually not a sign of stroke. Most people get a headache at some time in their lives and the vast majority of people have regular headaches. The time to seek medical advice is when a headache is very severe and comes on with no warning and doesn’t go away and if any other symptoms of stroke are present. As with heart attacks, prompt treatment can make a big difference to survival and also to the level of recovery that occurs afterwards.

10/04/2023

How to Lose Weight Safely
The weight loss market is overflowing with diet aids that all claim to help you lose weight quickly. Shakes, snacks and pills marketed as appetite suppressants and weight loss programs litter the shelves of most stores today. Unfortunately, the desire to lose weight often causes people to forget that weight loss is most beneficial to the body when it is done in a safe and healthy manner. Weight loss is also more sustainable when it's achieved with lifestyle changes over a long period of time.
METHODS
1. Evaluating Your Eating and Lifestyle Habits
2. Planning Meals for Weight Loss
3. Incorporating Physical Activity for Weight Loss
4. Tracking Your Progress
5. Avoiding Unsafe and Unhealthy Diets

10/04/2023

酒気帯び運転で辞職、前金沢市議が出馬表明「議員でこそ実現できる」
酒気帯び運転で石川県警に摘発され、金沢市議を引責辞職した喜成清恵氏（52）が9日、記者会見し、16日告示、23日投開票の市議選に無所属での立候補を表明した。「あってはならない不祥事を起こした」と謝罪する一方、支援者の多くが再挑戦を望んでいるとし、「議員でこそ実現できることがある」と述べた。
　喜成氏は子ども食堂の運営などに携わり、4年前の前回選挙に立憲民主党公認で立候補、初当選した。先月20日、会食で酒を飲み「2、3時間仮眠した後」に運転し、摘発された。それを理由に党を除籍され、28日付で市議を辞職した。
　会見では、今回の立候補を見送った場合、自身の議員活動で助けられる人を「見捨てることになる」と説明。摘発された事実を数日間伏せ、議会会派の会合でも飲酒したことを問われると、「私の判断ミス、誤りに尽きる」と述べた。（佐藤美千代）.

10/04/2023

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10/04/2023

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07/04/2023

How Stress Affects Sleep
This infographic from Insider Living shows how stress affects sleep.
26% of women report trouble sleeping at least once a week compared to only 16% of men.
19% of individuals ages 25-64 admit to losing sleep due to stress a few nights per week.
54% say that stress or anxiety increased their anxiety about falling asleep at night.
52% of men and 42% of women reported that stress affected their ability to remain focused the next day.

07/04/2023

How Stress Affects Your Body
Another infographic from Healthline shows the effects of stress on your body.
Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Everyone expresses stress from time to time. Anything from everyday responsibilities like work and family to serious life events such as a new diagnosis, war, or the death of a loved one can trigger stress. For immediate, short-term situations, stress can be beneficial to your health. It can help you cope with potentially serious situations. Your body responds to stress by releasing hormones that increase your heart and breathing rates and ready your muscles to respond.
Yet if your stress response doesn’t stop firing, and these stress levels stay elevated far longer than is necessary for survival, it can take a toll on your health. Chronic stress can cause a variety of symptoms and affect your overall well-being. Symptoms of chronic stress include:
• irritability
• anxiety
• depression
• headaches
• insomnia

1 : Central nervous and endocrine systems
Your central nervous system (CNS) is in charge of your “fight or flight” response. In your brain, the hypothalamus gets the ball rolling, telling your adrenal glands to release the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones rev up your heartbeat and send blood rushing to the areas that need it most in an emergency, such as your muscles, heart, and other important organs.
When the perceived fear is gone, the hypothalamus should tell all systems to go back to normal. If the CNS fails to return to normal, or if the stressor doesn’t go away, the response will continue.
Chronic stress is also a factor in behaviors such as overeating or not eating enough, alcohol or drug abuse, and social withdrawal.

2 : Respiratory and cardiovascular systems
Stress hormones affect your respiratory and cardiovascular systems. During the stress response, you breathe faster in an effort to quickly distribute oxygen-rich blood to your body. If you already have a breathing problem like asthma or emphysema, stress can make it even harder to breathe.
Under stress, your heart also pumps faster. Stress hormones cause your blood vessels to constrict and divert more oxygen to your muscles so you’ll have more strength to take action. But this also raises your blood pressure.
As a result, frequent or chronic stress will make your heart work too hard for too long. When your blood pressure rises, so do your risks for having a stroke or heart attack.

3 : Digestive system
Under stress, your liver produces extra blood sugar (glucose) to give you a boost of energy. If you’re under chronic stress, your body may not be able to keep up with this extra glucose surge. Chronic stress may increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The rush of hormones, rapid breathing, and increased heart rate can also upset your digestive system. You’re more likely to have heartburn or acid reflux thanks to an increase in stomach acid. Stress doesn’t cause ulcers (a bacterium called H. pylori often does), but it can increase your risk for them and cause existing ulcers to act up.
Stress can also affect the way food moves through your body, leading to diarrhea or constipation. You might also experience nausea, vomiting, or a stomachache.

4 : Muscular system
Your muscles tense up to protect themselves from injury when you’re stressed. They tend to release again once you relax, but if you’re constantly under stress, your muscles may not get the chance to relax. Tight muscles cause headaches, back and shoulder pain, and body aches. Over time, this can set off an unhealthy cycle as you stop exercising and turn to pain medication for relief.

5 : Sexuality and reproductive system
Stress is exhausting for both the body and mind. It’s not unusual to lose your desire when you’re under constant stress. While short-term stress may cause men to produce more of the male hormone testosterone, this effect doesn’t last.
If stress continues for a long time, a man’s testosterone levels can begin to drop. This can interfere with s***m production and cause erectile dysfunction or impotence. Chronic stress may also increase risk of infection for male reproductive organs like the prostate and te**es.
For women, stress can affect the menstrual cycle. It can lead to irregular, heavier, or more painful periods. Chronic stress can also magnify the physical symptoms of menopause.

6 : Immune system
Stress stimulates the immune system, which can be a plus for immediate situations. This stimulation can help you avoid infections and heal wounds. But over time, stress hormones will weaken your immune system and reduce your body’s response to foreign invaders. People under chronic stress are more susceptible to viral illnesses like the flu and the common cold, as well as other infections. Stress can also increase the time it takes you to recover from an illness or injury.