Stress oorzaak van 75% to 90% dokterbezoeken
De meeste aandoeningen en ziektes waarvoor mensen naar de dokter gaan zijn te wijten aan stress. Stress wordt daarmee volksvijand nummer een.
Het wordt tijd dat men in anti-rokenkringen beseft dat er een heel wat grotere vijand van de volksgezondheid bestaat dan roken. En, wie weet, wordt het roken ook wel minder als je de stress in de maatschappij vermindert? Rokers gebruiken tabak om stress te bestrijden. Haal je roken weg en niet de oorzaak, dan raak je van de regen in de drup.
Met tabaksbestrijding nemen de anti-rokers een zware verantwoording op zich. Wie zal ze tezijnertijd ter verantwoording roepen?
Most people associate stress with worry, but stress has a much broader definition to your body. Any kind of change, whether it be emotional, environmental, an illness, hormonal or just pushing yourself too hard, can be stressful. Even positive events, such as getting a promotion or taking a vacation, can be stressful and can gradually weaken your health before you realize what is happening. If you have recently experienced a change in your sleep patterns, feel fatigued, anxious or a lack of enjoyment for life, or have multiple aches and pains, you’re likely overstressed.
It was recently discovered that people under chronic stress had above-normal levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), an immune-system protein that promotes inflammation and has been linked with heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, severe infections and certain cancers.
It appears that stress increases levels of IL-6, which in turn accelerates a variety of age-related diseases. Further, stress can weaken a person’s immune response, leaving them more susceptible to infection, and can lead to unhealthy lifestyle habits. For instance, stress often leads people to overeat, lose sleep, and neglect exercise, all of which can create health problems on their own.
