Stress related diseases

Today life is full of frustrations, hassles, demands and stress. Stress has become a part of our lives today.

Nervousness, anger and grinding of teeth are some common symptoms of stress. One needs to learn to manage the stress in his life as it could otherwise lead to diseases like heart problems, diabetes, depression  and even death.

What is stress?

Stress is our body’s response to events that make us feel threatened or lose our balance in some way.

Symptoms of stress

A person suffering from stress may show the following symptoms;

·         Easily Angered

·         Loneliness

·         Mood swings

·         Frustration

·         Nervousness

·         Dry mouth

·         Sleeplessness

·         Nausea

·         Diarrhea

·         Constipation

·         Low sexual desire

 Diseases caused by stress

If a person is stressed over long duration of time, he may develop any one or all of the following diseases

1.       Heart disease: Stress is believed to cause an increase in the heart rate and blood flow causing the body to release cholesterol and trigycerides. This causes high blood pressure and heart diseases.

2.       Asthma: Stress can cause shortness in breath and cause asthma attacks.

3.       Obesity: High levels of stress cause fat to be deposited in the stomach area giving rise to obesity.

4.       Diabetes:Skipping meals and eating junk food may lead to increase in the glucose levels thereby inducing diabetes.

5.       Depression: People in stressful situations most of the time are prone to depression.

6.        Aging: Stress can lead to shortening of length of each DNA strand causing the cells to lose their ability to divide further. This leads to faster aging.

7.       Alzheimer’s disease: Stress increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

8.       Gastrointestinal problems: Stress worsens ulcers in the stomach and may cause chronic heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome.

9.       Death: Stress can affect one severely and may eventually cause death

Consult a general physician at Kharghar Medicity Hospital if you show any of the above symptoms or have any query regarding stress related diseases.

Sleep early to reap its benefits

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Absolutely true! In today’s fast paced life everybody is in hurry and losing sleep over every small issue. Staying up till late in the night has its side effects. According to a study by National Sleep Foundation, an adult needs to sleep for atleast seven hours every night. Sleeping for less than seven  hours may damage to your health.

 We have listed a few ill effects of sleeping late.

1.       Stress: Ideally a person should sleep at the same time every night and avoid any strenuous activity before sleeping time. Sleeping late leads to a lot of stress. This could further lead to depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s

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2.       Obesity: Sleeping for less number of hours causes your body to produce hunger hormone ghrelin which makes people feel hungry all the time.This makes people crave for more food and also eat a lot of junk food. This may lead to obesity.

3.       Stroke: People who sleep less are 4 times more likely to suffer from a stroke when compared to people to who sleep for atleast 7 hours every night.

4.       Diabetes:The body does not respond to insulin in late sleepers. This increases the insulin level of the body thereby causing diabetes.

5.       Heart disease: According to a study, people who sleep for less than seven hours produce more amounts of chemicals and hormones that cause heart diseases.

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6.       Death: Last but not the least people who sleep less are more likely to die at a young age. In a research it was found that men who slept for less than six hours every night are four times more likely to die within 14 years of his life.

It is advisable that everyone sleeps for atleast seven hours every night to avoid any damage to health. Health is your hands so sleep well and stay healthy!