General Health

Being ‘stressed’, a phrase so frequently used in the late twentieth century, generally refers to the body’s failure to adapt and cope with internal and external stress factors. This inablility to manage the stress can manifest itself physically and psychologically and can result in the development of a variety of stress-related illnesses and health conditions.

Stress factors can be internal problems of the physical and psychological kind and problems usually arise when the factors are compounded. Grief, a family crisis, marital unhappiness,, financial difficulties, changes in lifestyle or a new baby or new job will all cause stress, as will environmental … Continue Reading