Contents

1. Stress and its consequences
2. How to deal with stress

Can stress cause vertigo? Can stress cause high blood pressure and pulse? Can stress cause a miscarriage? Can stress cause stomach pain? Can stress nosebleeds? Can stress cause cancer, skin diseases, headaches, and muscle pain? Yes! And these are just the minimal consequences that await us after a life filled with stress.

Stress is the body's defense response to any shock. In a stressful situation, our body produces the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. They give us the signal to "hit, run or freeze". This signal often saves us and helps us to survive in such situations.

Probably, many of you may have experienced diarrhea or constipation before an exam or a very important event. When we fall in love, we feel butterflies in our stomachs when we first meet. During some exciting activity, we feel nauseous and lack of appetite. All this is a direct dependence of the digestive system on our emotions. If these emotions become chronic, permanent digestive disorders, various functional diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and irritable bowel syndrome occur.

Many women have probably experienced an irregular cycle or lack of ovulation after stress. Chronic stress makes pregnancy impossible and causes various gynecological diseases. This is because cortisol, one of the main stress hormones, disrupts normal hormonal regulation, which causes the problems described above.

Stress is a trigger for deterioration, not only because of the release of hormones that have a negative effect on the body. But also because when a person is under acute or chronic stress, he or she does not behave in the best way. Lack of sleep and rest, a passive lifestyle, hypoactivity, or working too hard. A person eats the wrong foods, starves or overeats sweets, alcohol, and fast food, smokes a lot, or uses other negative habits to distract himself and relieve stress. This can lead to the emergence of new chronic diseases or the exacerbation of existing ones, which in turn provokes the development of serious illnesses.

If the problem cannot be solved by yourself, you should see a psychologist and take a holistic approach:

1. Healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle. Read about 10 Prebiotic Foods that will help you to normalize your diet.
2. Physical activity, walking outdoors
3. Normalization of sleep and rest times. Sleep at night is a very important factor for mental and physical health
4. Social engagement, new interests and their development
5. Make time for relaxation and rest
6. Use different relaxation options: yoga and other practices
7. Vitamin support. Magnesium glycinate, B vitamins and adaptogen options (ashwagandha or maca peruviana) can be used.

Stress is unfortunately one of the most common conditions found in the population today. It causes a large number of illnesses and leads to chronic nervous system exhaustion, panic attacks, and a deterioration in the quality of life. But you can help yourself. Start following the rules for a healthy lifestyle, the basics of which we outline in our articles. Start working with stress today, and in a week you will be closer to feeling better and solving many of your health problems.