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Article: When the body says "no": understanding the stress--body connection.
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- Going Bonkers Magazine
- Article date:
- June 22, 2008
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Stress is the root of many health issues, the cause of many doctor visits, and the number one reason for missing work. It has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, fatigue, heart burn, acid reflux, weight gain, and many other health issues. Many experts believe that stress is the cause of most major illness and disease today.
Our lives today are filled with stress. We work long hours. We stress over money, family, work, relationships, and hundreds of other life situations. We're over-scheduled, over-worked, underrested, nutritionally imbalanced, and don't exercise as we should. There never seems to be a break. It's as though one ...