Top

       alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text


How stress affects your heart

October 20, 2008

Rush hour traffic, frustration, deadlines, pressures and sour relationships all are the part of our daily life. Certainly some amount of stress is needed to keep us on a motivated note but excessive pressure can really prove to be highly harmful for anybody’s health especially the heart.

Physical stress
brings on physical exertion, which puts demands on the heart. Physical stress is good for the heart till it is normal not beyond that. People who are already suffering from heart problems, stress can prove out to be real dangerous for them. Physical stress put demands on the heart muscles that the diseased coronary arteries cannot meet. This makes your heart become starved for oxygen causing angina or chest pain or a heart attack. Stress aggravates the situation of people who are predisposed to heart disease.

Mental stress is worse than physical stress as it adversely affects your cardiovascular system affects your heart’s health. Mental stress results in surges in heart rate and blood pressure.

Stress leads to a pounding heart and heavy breathing. Stress causes an adrenaline rush with negative emotions such as fear or anger. Do you know that chronic stress doubles the chances of heart risks? Stress reduces the flow of blood to your heart, thus increasing the risks of heart attacks. Even you will be sad to read that stressed people fail to respond not only to heart medications but also to angina or chest pain as compared to other patients.

Not only this stresses makes you worried, anxious and gives you palpitations. It makes you suffer from frequent headaches and back pain problem. Stress leads to sleeping troubles and in extreme cases can result in insomnia. So make sure you take out some quality time fro your bust life and get yourself involve into some stress reduction program and stress management techniques to lessen the strain on your heart.


What's More today?

alt text Causes of Belching

There are many times when we belch after having a heavy meal. However, if you find yourself belching... 

alt text Common Teenage Problems

Teenage stage is one of the most sensitive stages where-in a teenager suffers from various physical and... 

alt text How to Increase your Metabolism

Are you looking for ways to reduce your weight naturally? One of the natural ways to reduce weight is... 

Default Thumbnail LOVE IT, WANT IT, HAVE TO HAVE IT!

I was in the studio yesterday – I love saying that – recording my new Classical Crossover... 

alt text Nutritional Value of Cranberry Juice

One of the best ways to stay healthy is to have fresh fruit and vegetable juices. One such natural health... 

alt text Workplace Discrimination – Dealing with Sexual Harassment

As most working women do, you may have had to go through tough periods and tricky situations at work,... 

alt text Common Health Mistakes People Make

There are some common health-related mistakes that people often tend to make. However, these small mistakes... 

alt text Simple Ways to Save Money

Are you finding it difficult to control the outflow of money in these tough economic times? Are you searching... 

alt text Sleep Hygiene Tips

Do you suffer from disrupted sleep or sleepless nights? If yes, then you must follow the below given... 

alt text Tips To Fight Fatigue

Do you often feel weak and fatigued? Does your body lack the essential energy to perform even day-to-day... 

alt text Ways To Protect Your Joints

Many people start complaining of joint pain as they start aging. Also, there are many people who suffer... 

alt text Sleep Habits and Human Health

There are people who sleep and find bliss; there are those who consider sleeping a waste of their precious... 

alt text Finding Happiness for a Healthy Heart

People want to be healthy – and people want to be happy. Both of these aspects are rather elusive,... 

alt text Back Pain in Children

You must have seen many adults and old people complaining of backache. However, children too can suffer... 

alt text Women’s Issues – Workplace Problems of Career Women

Stress management is of utmost importance to working women who strive to effect a balancing act among... 

Bottom