You feel squeezed up,tied up just like a slice of cheese in a club sandwich ?
You feel so tired but you can’t sleep ?
You feel like time is your number one enemy ?
You feel like you’re gaining weight ?
If yes,then congrats .. You are another victim of a threatening virus that is killing you softly . . .
8h00 pm in Tokyo … Kushman is rushing down to catch up the sub in order to get on time to Zizukku restaurant where his fiancée is waiting for him .. He can’t be late since she warned him that if he makes her wait one more time she will end up her relationship with him … At this exact minute all he is experiencing is stress ..
7h00 am in Washington D.C … Lisa is getting dressed to go to work although the fact that she’s late she still doesn’t know what to wear.. In fact it’s not that she doesn’t know but it’s that nothing can fit in her body anymore since she has just realized that she gained weight .. At this exact minute all she is experiencing is stress ..
5h00 pm in Kazakhstan .. Gulfiya is still cleaning the house and didn’t start preparing the dinner yet …Her husband will be back home in less than 30 minutes.. He won’t only get angry about the delay but will beat her up … at this exact minute all she is experiencing is stress ..
1h00 pm in Beirut .. The elections of the president of a new political party are taking place .. All the candidates running for the elections are present…At this exact minute all they are experiencing is stress…
We can all be very different in our traditions, lifestyles and ages … We can be living in different regions of the world segregated by oceans and deserts … However we all share the same biological reactions whenever we face the least significant change around us .. Whether it’s a three additional minutes snooze in the morning that will lead us to get stuck in a 30 minutes traffic jam on the road or additional pounds that will lead us to limit our wardrobe choices or a few votes that would mark a huge change in our goals … Stress is in the air .. Everywhere we look around .. Every minute and every second ..
The funniest thing about Being stressed is its acknowledgement . . .We always tend to shout it out loud and to use it as an alibi whenever we have our tasks unaccomplished . Despite that,we tend to overlook it’s symptoms and it’s side effects thus making it a superhero that kills us softly day after day . . .
Stress is at the root of a great many illnesses;common medical opinion suggests that 96% of all illness is either a direct result of stress,or greatly aggravated by it.
When you encounter perceived threats your hypothalamus,a tiny region at the base of your brain, sets off an alarm system in your body.
Through a combination of nerve and hormonal signals, this system prompts your adrenal glands, located atop your kidneys,to release a surge of hormones, including Adrenaline and Cortisol.
* Adrenaline increases your heart rate,elevates your blood pressure and boosts energy supplies.
* Cortisol, the primary stress hormone causes :
-Fat stores and excess circulating fat to be relocated and deposited deep in the abdomen
-Hyperlipidemia which means elevated lipids levels in the blood
-Hyperglycemia which means elevated glucose levels in the blood
This puts you at increased risk of numerous health problems, including:
1-Heart disease
2-Digestive problems
3-Depression
4-Memory impairment
5-Worsening of skin conditions, such as eczema
6-Obesity
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*Stress =increased production of Cortisol
*Increased production of Cortisol = Increased fat deposits on the abdomen = Increased lipid levels in the bloodstream = Increased glucose levels in the bloodstream
7-Sleep problems
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*Stress = increased production of Cortisol
*Increased production of Cortisol = Insomnia
→ In a study,researchers compared patients with insomnia to those without sleep disturbances. They found that "insomniacs with the highest degree of sleep disturbance secreted the highest amount of Cortisol , particularly in the evening and night time hours," suggesting that chronic insomnia is a disorder of sustained hyper arousal of the body's stress response system.
All those who believe in Life after death , can still dream about a stress free environment somewhere, sometime .. However those who believe in death after Life should start taking action by squeezing the most out of their lives in a stress free environment . . .
Lively' Yours ,
by Dietitian Nicole Maftoum
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