Is Stress Making Us Fat? The short answer is yes. Or at the very least, it certainly can. Cortisol is a natural stress hormone. Its job is to regulate the metabolism. As we explored in another post, stress throws our system into a fight or flight response. Which is fine if a gator is chasing…
The Cost of Stress Short Term Symptoms Include Weight gain Sexual dysfunction & disinterest Anxieties Headaches Insomnia IBS Digestive problems Lack of concentration Memory loss Back problems Long Term Symptoms Include Heart problems Ulcers Cancers Strokes Death This list is just a small sampling of the results of stress. The AMA tells us that up…
The Math of Stress There are three variables to stress, illustrated by this equation: A + B = C. A is the Stressor. B is your attitude, belief or emotion related to your circumstances. And C is the resulting stress. Change the variables and you change your stress level. Many of the “A’s” we can…
Two Types of Stress The National Mental Health Association reports that seventy-five to ninety-five percent of all visits to physicians are stress related. You read it right – seventy-five to ninety-five percent of all illness is stress related! What that means is that, if we can learn to manage or eliminate stress, we automatically reduce the vast majority…