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Too much stress can be dangerous to health, but a new study shows that short-term stress exposure can actually help protect the body's cells against damage and promote healthy growth. longer lifespan.
1. Good stress and bad stress
How can stress wreak havoc on the body? It can cause insomnia, weight gain, and increased blood pressure. Some people think all types of stress are bad, but it's not.
In fact, all stress is not created equal. Obviously, when one is overwhelmed and under pressure, it is hard to see the hope behind.
When under chronic stress, we are often dominated by thoughts day after day, it affects the body causing anxiety, fatigue, high blood pressure, depression, etc.
However, brief or mild stress is a supposedly beneficial response. Humans have a fight-or-flight response, which is an innate physiological response that occurs when attacked. Your body has the capacity to handle daily stressors, and when your natural immune system kicks in, your health improves.
2. Effects of stress
a. Helps Live Longer Researchers have found that proteins activated by stress in animals can protect, repair and eliminate cell damage caused by everyday metabolic processes. body day.
Researcher Richard I. Morimoto, PhD, Professor of Biology at Northwestern University in Evanston said: “Long-term stress is certainly not good, but occasional stress or low stress levels are protective responses.
Proteins are the building blocks of living cells. To do their job properly, they must fold themselves into the right shapes. To help with this process, proteins have These companion molecules are activated in response to stress and protect proteins from misalignment, detect misfolded proteins, and prevent damage from pathogens. stress from the environment
b. Improve cognitive function People often face stress in life and work. When faced with moderate levels of stress, the reverse side of it is pressure and stress. The anxiety that people feel has the potential to boost brain performance.This is because moderate stress strengthens connections between neurons. in the brain, improving memory and attention, and helping to work more efficiently.
If you have doubts about the health benefits of stress on your brain, self-assess your performance on days when you experience higher levels of stress at work. You may find that you are more focused and productive than on less stressful days.
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c. Helps ward off colds The fight-or-flight response people often feel when stress is met to protect the body, whether it's from trauma or recognizing a threat. The interesting thing about low doses of stress hormones is that they help protect against infections. Moderate stress stimulates the production of a chemical called interleukin and helps the immune system respond quickly to protect against disease. In contrast, chronic stress, reduces immunity and increases inflammatory processes.
d. Making Yourself Stronger There is no denying that overcoming a difficult situation builds better resilience. When people experience something for the first time, they may think it's the worst case scenario and break down because they don't know how to cope. But having faced different situations and overcome different problems, people will train themselves to deal with similar incidents in the future.
In all situations people have experienced. Because we know what to expect and understand the possible outcomes, we feel more in control. And because of this, we didn't give up or get pressured. This is how stress makes us stronger.
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e. Helps Boost Child Development Although chronic stress can negatively affect pregnancy, normal, moderate levels of stress during pregnancy will not harm the baby.
A 2006 Johns Hopkins study followed 137 women from mid-pregnancy to their baby's second birthday. Research shows that babies born to women with mild to moderate stress during pregnancy have more advanced early developmental skills at 2 years of age than children born to mothers are not stressed.
Of course, this study does not recommend treating stress during pregnancy. But if you face daily stresses, don't panic. It can really help your child's development.
If stress is not chronic, stress can be a positive addition to life, helping us live longer.
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