Stress And Heart Disease

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Stress and Heart Disease Have Not Been Linked

It has long been believed that stress and heart disease go together, but finding a conclusive consensus among medical professionals has not been successful. The different types of stress, and how it affects each person differently, makes it difficult to offer a blanket explanation of the effects of stress and heart disease.

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In its basic form, stress is described as a condition, or feeling, experienced when a person believes that demands exceed the personal or social resources the individual can mobilize. Not all stress, however, is necessarily bad. How a person deals with stress is what determines how it affects them.

To claim that stress and heart disease are combined, you always have to look at the two main types of stress. Physical stress can be considered the type of stress you put on your body by exercising and emotional stress is the type a person may feel if they lose, or initially lack, control of a situation.

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Stress does, however cause an excretion of adrenaline into the blood stream and adrenaline has been considered a cause in blood clotting. It could be argued that since the stress caused the adrenaline rush and the adrenaline rush caused the heart disease, thereby tying stress and heart disease together.

Stress May Cause Other Behaviors

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A person under continued emotional stress may be more likely to start smoking or drinking and take on a sedentary lifestyle and turn to food as a comfort against stress. It is known that these lifestyle behaviors significantly contribute to the risk of heart disease, so how a person deals with their stress may determine which heart disease risk factors are increased.

Many of those in senior management positions seem to thrive in the stress environment and most have no signs of stress and heart disease. While others, outside the realm of higher responsibilities seem to suffer more ailments. It is believed that part of the reasoning for this is that senior officials have more control over their lives and the circumstances that govern them. While the stress of the job may be overwhelming, they remain self-satisfied because they are in control.

Those who answer to the bosses believe they have no control over their future or their current job and this stress takes a bigger toll. Stress management program typically involve some sort of exercise program or offer specific dietary adjustment. While there is still no scientific proof that stress and heart disease are closely related, a good diet and exercise regimen can be helpful to stave off other risk factors.

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