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The Effects of Stress on Your Body
Stress sweeps through your body like a thunderbolt, wreaking havoc in its path
Let's face it, life happens, and just getting through your day-to-day obligations—work, relationships, kids, money issues, traffic jams—can make you feel like steam is shooting out the top of your head.
Stress doesn't just affect your thoughts, moods and behavior. It also spurs the release of several hormones in the body that can cause both physical and mental problems.
Increases in the stress hormone cortisol, for example, can lead to a number of problems, big and small. High levels of cortisol:
