{"id":5740,"date":"2019-07-23T19:01:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T19:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportschirosanfran.com\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2020-12-25T19:53:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T19:53:04","slug":"stress-sf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportschirosanfran.com\/stress-sf\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress & Your Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Stress has both benefits and downfalls. It is an adaptive energy needed for growth and strengthening. We have evolved through the fight or flight response, which provides the physical energy and mental focus to remove us from dangerous situations (Segerstrom, 2006).<\/p>

Examples of good stress include physical stress on muscles or the vasculature system to further strengthen, alertness as a psychological stress needed to take an exam, or pay attention driving during bad weather. (Cleveland Clinic, 2017)<\/p>

When stress becomes chronic<\/a> and mismanaged it is a detriment to our health and well-being.<\/p>

Examples of unhealthy stress include inadequate recovery from physical, mental and emotional stress of any kind. This could be related to exercise, constant worrying and repetitive thoughts of a negative nature, and even emotions such as depression and anxiety (Cleveland Clinic, 2017).<\/p>

Prolonged stress leads to hyper physiological levels of cortisol. This alters the effectiveness of cortisol to regulate both the inflammatory<\/a> and immune response because it decreases tissue sensitivity to cortisol (Segerstrom, 2006).<\/p>

As the human body heals, inflammation becomes a response to stress. Like stress, inflammation is beneficial, although when inflammation becomes chronic, it can lead to constant tissue breakdown and impairment of the immune system.<\/p>

“Stressed people’s immune cells become less sensitive to cortisol. They’re unable to regulate the inflammatory response, and therefore, when they’re exposed to a virus, they’re more likely to develop a cold\u201d (Cohen, 2004).<\/p>