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How Stress Impacts Your Body and Mind: Understanding the Effects

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Immune System

Overtime stress weakens your immune system people who are chronically stressed are more likely to get sick and stay sick for longer periods 
 

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Sleep

Sleep is important for mental and physical health it helps you think more clearly but stress interferes with our ability to fall asleep and stay asleep 
 

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Gut

Under high-stress events, your body pumps out extra glucose to activate but then it turns off digestion which can lead to indigestion, constipation, heartburn, and weight loss.
 

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Blood pressure

Stress hormones make your heart beat faster and increase blood pressure over time this can damage the arteries and lead to heart diseases like hypertension 
 

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Muscle tension

Stress can also lead to muscle pain and discomfort as it causes muscles to contract. 

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