As it is known, the Covid-19 epidemic, which has shaken the whole world in recent days, affects individuals with sensitive immune systems the most. The most important action we need to take to keep our immune system strong and protect ourselves from diseases is to keep the stress in our lives under control. Because stress is our immune system's worst enemy. So what effects does stress have on the immune system? What diseases does it cause? Now let's examine these with you.
First of all, when our body is under stress, it secretes adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol hormones.
The secreted adrenaline is first reflected in our respiratory system. Shortness of breath, rapid breathing, increased heart rate and blood pressure are experienced. If stress becomes chronic, diseases such as hypertension, heart attack and stroke may occur.
High adrenaline causes muscle tensions, and repeated muscle tensions bring about body aches. Repetition of these pains in the head, neck and shoulders may cause migraine formation.
Secreted cortisol has the function of protecting the body. However, when stress is long-term, the cortisol level in the blood remains high and causes high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic inflammatory processes, etc. in our body. Many physical diseases begin to develop.
In addition, cortisol can negatively affect our digestive system and cause reflux, heartburn and nausea.
Intense cortisol release suppresses the immune system and inflammatory pathway, causing diseases. It increases our risk of getting caught.
Research has concluded that yoga, meditation, exercise and healthy nutrition significantly reduce stress.
In order to protect our health during the epidemic period, we must take our life stress under control. If you are going through an intensely stressful period, you should definitely get help from an expert.
You can always reach me via direct message or e-mail to get support and share your questions and thoughts. I wish you healthy and happy days.
STRESS AND THE BRAIN
The cortisol hormone secreted during stress causes a state of over-stimulation. This situation affects falling asleep and sleeping efficiently. Therefore, individuals have room It causes difficulty in understanding, inattention and learning difficulties.
According to research, it has been revealed that chronic stress mostly affects the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in many cognitive events such as thought, memory, prediction and decision-making. Damage to the prefrontal cortex can lead to situations such as decreased motor and verbal spontaneity in individuals, lack of initiative, slowed motor and verbal abilities, emotional indifference, limitation of emotions, and decreased sexual activity.
Another information obtained as a result of research is that chronic The hippocampus volumes of individuals in stressful and depressive moods are smaller than healthy individuals. Hippocampus is the memory center of our brain. Our memories, the information we learn, and our memorizations are stored in the hippocampus. Damage to the hippocampus opens the door to memory-related disorders such as Alzheimer's.
Excess cortisol release also weakens the connection between synapses. Synapses serve to transmit messages in our brain. The weakening of the function of synapses means the weakening of the connections between our brain regions. In this case, it makes it difficult for our lives to proceed normally.
If you have an intensely stressful life, this situation is very prone to evolve into chronic stress. For this reason, if you cannot control your stress level with your own methods, you should definitely get help from an expert.
You can always reach me via direct message or e-mail to get support and share your questions and thoughts. I wish you healthy and happy days.
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