How Stress Impacts Your Body and Mind: Understanding the Effects

Overtime stress weakens your immune system people who are chronically stressed are more likely to get sick and stay sick for longer periods 
 

Sleep is important for mental and physical health it helps you think more clearly but stress interferes with our ability to fall asleep and stay asleep 
 

Under high-stress events, your body pumps out extra glucose to activate but then it turns off digestion which can lead to indigestion, constipation, heartburn, and weight loss.
 

Stress hormones make your heart beat faster and increase blood pressure over time this can damage the arteries and lead to heart diseases like hypertension 
 

Stress can also lead to muscle pain and discomfort as it causes muscles to contract.