Stress Dangerously Raises Cholesterol Levels. Your busy stress filled lifestyle could be raising your cholesterol levels. During stressful times your body prepares for 'fight-or-flight' and chemical messengers are released that can raise your total cholesterol.
Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
A strong association is found between psychological stress and cardiovascular disease.
Personality factors such as anger, hostility, depression and anxiety have been related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Responding to stress with anger, increases risk of cardiovascular disease, especially myocardial infarction (heart attack).
Studies have shown that men with a type A behaviour had a greater risk of coronary heart disease. Hypertension (high blood pressure) increases with hostility and a sense of urgency or impatience. It is clear that reactions to situations evoke responses of the nervous system.
Chronic stressors such as major life changes as well as psychological stress have been found to link to cardiovascular disease.
Personality factors play a large role in stress and cardiovascular disease. How stress affects your health and wellbeing is determined by how you perceive stress, and your behaviours, thoughts and reaction to stressors.
A healthy diet and lifestyle, stress reduction techniques, anger management and treatment of psychological stress is suggested by experts for people who suffer from cardiovascular disorders.
Please see your health physician for advice.
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