Stress and Anxiety are Killers
“Stress and Anxiety are Killers”
by David Newman
Yeah, I know we have heard that, perhaps on an intellectual level we know and understand it, but we really don’t. Stress is caused by fight syndrome, and once the subconscious activates fight, the adrenal gland is activated. adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that sit at the top of the kidneys; in humans, the right adrenal gland is triangular shaped, while the left adrenal gland is semilunar shaped. They are chiefly responsible for releasing hormones in response to stress through the synthesis of corticosteroids such as cortisol and catecholamines such asepinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine. They also produce androgens. The adrenal glands affect kidney function through the secretion of aldosterone, a hormone involved in regulating the osmolarity of blood plasma. Most of us feel the effects of the adrenaline that is immediately release. Adrenaline increases the heart rate, increases blood pressure and respiration, and sometimes we also feel a tightness in the chest.
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