Stress and Disease-Nursing

Stress and Disease-Nursing

Stress is a physiological and emotional process that affects the human body due to fear or
pressure towards something. It is connected to some diseases since it causes certain body
changes that lead to such diseases. It alters the normal functioning of the body to a great extent.
Stress causes heart diseases such as hypertension and heart failure, resulting in death. The
rate at which blood flows through the blood system is increased by stress; additionally, the blood
rush causes the release of cholesterol and triglycerides, which remain trapped in the blood
vessels resulting in heart problems (Adwas et al., 2019). Similarly, individuals with prior heart
complications should shun acute stress by engaging in friendly alternative activities away from
their stressors. Candidly, chronic stress on pregnant mothers could lead to certain diseases in the
infants after conception. Asthma is one potential disease that affects children of such parents,
especially smokers and alcoholics.
Stress causes conformation of and release of more cortisol hormone, which is associated
with various effects in the body such as an increase in abdominal fat deposits, suppression of
insulin and delayed healing of a wound by combating platelets in the blood (Chu et al., 2021)
The abdomen is a sensitive part of the body that easily gets attacked by pathogens compared to
other parts like legs and arms. Fat deposit in the abdomen leads to diseases such as obesity,
which is hazardous to an individual's health.
Migraines and headaches are also caused by stress inhibition in the body. Similarly, rates
of depression and anxiety are hyped by stress. It results from increased thinking, which leads to
low self-esteem and, therefore, depression in the long run (Goldberg, 2014). Some employees
with great earnings still face depression due to stress at work and stressful schedules in general.
On the upper level of stress, early and premature deaths may result and an increase in diseases

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like Alzheimer’s due to an increase in oxidative stress (Zhao & Zhao 2013). Stress-free people
do a great favor to their bodies since all organs work perfectly well without hindrances that could
be risky to their health. Such individuals live longer as per the average expectancy level.
In conclusion, stress and disease are closely connected since one leads to the other. The
effect of most diseases is catapulted by stress on most occasions. It is worth noting that stress
affects how most body organs function, the transfer of information through the body axis also
affects a stressed-up individual. Therefore, stress should be suppressed by all means to avoid the
above effects on human health.

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References

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Zhao, Y., & Zhao, B. (2013). Oxidative stress and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2013.
Adwas, A. A., Elsayed, A., Azab, A. E., & Quwaydir, F. A. (2019). Oxidative stress and
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