| Before we begin to discuss on the | | | | moderate levels of stress before surgery |
| effects of stress on the body, here is a | | | | had a better recovery than those who |
| simple definition of stress: | | | | felt low or high levels of stress. The |
| "Stress is the body's reaction to any | | | | reason is because moderate stress levels |
| change that requires an adjustment or | | | | helped this group realistically appraise |
| response. The body reacts to these | | | | and anticipate their circumstances. On |
| changes with physical, mental, and | | | | the other hand, with low levels of |
| emotional responses." | | | | stress, people tend to be unrealistic |
| Stress is a normal part of life. Many | | | | and unprepared; while high levels of |
| events that happen to you and around you | | | | stress led others to be so anxious that |
| and many things that you do yourself put | | | | they couldn't cope. |
| stress on your body. You can experience | | | | The negative effects of stress only |
| stress from your environment, your body, | | | | starts to show when stress remained high |
| and even stress from your own thoughts. | | | | without providing any forms of relief. |
| The way stress affects a person may | | | | This often leads to many stress related |
| differ from one to another. Some people | | | | symptoms, which if left unattended will |
| are profoundly affected, while others | | | | ultimately affect your overall health. |
| can be unscathed. Stress is often | | | | In fact, recent studies reported that up |
| mistaken to be bad but it can be both | | | | to 90% of all visits to doctors are |
| positive and negative. On the positive | | | | stress related diseases which include |
| side it alerts us to a threat and | | | | headaches, high blood pressure, stomach |
| increases our level of arousal and | | | | upset, weight loss or gain, heart |
| activation, which can help us, be more | | | | problems and many more. |
| effective in coping with the threat. | | | | With accumulating evidences showing a |
| Stress also acts positively by inspiring | | | | direct effect of stress on health, it's |
| us to do our best and to perform better | | | | only wise for one to learn more about |
| than if we were under no stress. | | | | stress before it takes toil on your |
| Studies have shown that our body seems | | | | health. Make sure you check out the |
| to react best to a moderate amount of | | | | section on "Symptoms of Stress" and "How |
| stress, which seems to have a positive | | | | Does Stress Affect Health" to better |
| effect to our health. In one study, it | | | | equip yourself in coping with stress and |
| was found that people who experienced | | | | in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. |