When we’re stressed, the immune system’s ability to fight off antigens is reduced. That is why we are more susceptible to infections. The stress hormone corticosteroid can suppress the effectiveness of the immune system (e.g. lowers the number of lymphocytes). Stress can also have an indirect
Everyone expresses stress from time to time. Anything from everyday responsibilities like work and family to serious life events 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 […]
Stress can affect anyone. Everyone at some point in their life experiences stress and struggles to overcome it. Be it the stress caused by the pandemic, the financial strain it has created on the family members, or stress caused by the ill health of a loved one or work stress and exam related stress; During […]
STRESS – THE BANE OF MODERN EXISTENCE In today’s society, we thrive on performance, competition and perfection, which leads to increase in stress levels. Stress causes damage that is often underestimated and it is a social phenomenon that should be closely examined and evaluated. These days, society and the workplace put an unparalleled level of […]