Is Stress Killing You?

IS STRESS KILLING YOU? DEATH BY STRESS Stress in the US has increased 35% 0% of American workers are CHRONICALLY stressed this year 30% over the last three decades WOMEN ARE MORE STRESSED OUT AT WORK THAN MEN They're likelier to feel tense over the course of an average workday, and likelier to feel as if their employer doesn't appreciate them Q38 O 27% % of WOMEN say they aren't paid adequately for their of MEN compared to work TOP REASONS PEOPLE ARE STRESSED 1. Job pressure co-Worker Tension, Bosses, Work Overload I 2.Money Loss of Job, Reduced Retirement, Medical Expenses + 3. Health Health Crisis, Terminal or Chronic Illness 4.Relationships Friends. Loneliness Divorce, De ath of Spouse, Arguments with I 5. Poor nutrition Inadequate Nutrition, Caffeine, Processed Foods, Refined Sugars 6. Media overload!Television, Radio, Internet, E-Mail, Social Networking 1.Sleep deprivation Inability to release adrenaline and other stress hormones CORTISOL, A STRESS INDUCED HORMONE, IS LIFE THREATENING IN LARGE DOSES: SHORT-TERM EFFECTS AND DISEASES CAUSED BY LONG-TERM CORTISOL EXPOSURE CORTISOL AFFECTS A quick burst of energy for survival reasons Suppressed thyroid function & blood sugar imbalances - Diabetes - causing an cause heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, eye damage, nerve damage, diabetic neuropathy, skin conditions, and gastrointestinal problems Depression – suicide Impaired cognitive performance is the leading cause of death by injury Heightened memory functions Lowered immunity and inflammatory responses in the body Susceptibility to disease A burst of increased immunity Lower sensitivity to pain Decreased bone density Decrease in muscle tissue Increased blood pressure Buildup of plaque in the arteries - High Blood Pressure aneurysm, coronary heart disease, enlarged heart, damage to the brain and even heart attack Helps maintain homeostasis in the body increases risk for developing cancer, heart problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, sleep apnea, liver disease and gallbladder Increased abdominal fat disease PEOPLE WHO CITED PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING IF DYING DOESN'T CONVINCE YOU TO DESTRESS, DO IT FOR YOUR KIDS Studies show that kids catch your stress Parental stress when children are young has been found to change children's DNA by the time they became teenagers Fatigue 51% Headache 44% The number of parent stressors has been directly linked to childhood obesity Muscle Tension 30% Change in HOW YOU CAN DECREASE STRESS appetite 23% Teeth 17% grinding Journaling Guided Exercise Change in sex drive 15% Imagery Feeling dizzy 13% Meditation Listening to Music Breathing Exercises Presented by: BestTherapySchools.com Self-Hypnosis Sex Sources: http://www. statisticbrain.com/stress-statistics/ http://stress.about.com/od/stresshealth/a/cortisol.htm http://www.livescience.com/15858-parents-stress-kids-dna.html DEVELOPED BY NOWSOURCING http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/crying-colic-9/stress-and-your-baby?page=2 http://pediatrics. aappublications.org/content/early/2012/10/15/peds.2012-0895. abstract http://www. thegrindstone.com/2013/03/05/work-life-balance/new-survey-women-experience-more-work -stress-than -men/