Reduce Your Stress
| Research shows that the stress-inflammation cycle is as detrimental to your heart as a plate full of the cheesiest fettuccine alfredo. Stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, cause the arteries to constrict, which result in a rise in blood pressure and a decrease in blood flow. Less blood flow means less oxygen circulating through the body to combat free radicals -- unstable cells that can damage healthy tissue--. We now know that bad LDL cholesterol only becomes threatening when levels get so high that it binds with free radicals. When this happens, plaque builds up causing atherosclerosis. Such tissue damage causes the immune system to go into overdrive, triggering inflammation. Next time, I'll provide you with some simple suggestions to help reduce your stress. Thanks for reading. |
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