People suffering from toxic stress are getting thinner and thinner.
Only the waist size increases.
If you want to know whether your colleagues are stressed, watch your stomach.
Nowadays, stress is seen as the “manager's disease” and is almost seen as something heroic.
But constant stress is unhealthy and in the worst case can lead to
burnout, heart attack or stroke
.
The toxic stress is also noticeable on the stomach, because in contrast to the rest of the body it is getting rounder and rounder.
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That puts stress on our body
If we are faced with a problem and are unsure how to solve it, the body reacts by releasing stress hormones. Adrenaline then floods our brain and allows us to absorb and process information more easily and quickly. For this, the brain needs a lot of energy, which our body provides in the form of glucose. Also,
cortisol
is released by our brain. This decides what we learn. If we manage to solve the problem based on our chosen strategy, the cortisol level goes down and we feel good. We sleep soundly at night while our brain stores the problem-solving strategy. So short-term stress is definitely a good thing.
However, if our strategy fails, the cortisol level remains high.
If the feeling of insecurity does not go away for years, one speaks of
toxic stress
.
The brain then permanently consumes a lot of energy.
The brain takes the energy it needs from the body.
Therefore, people who suffer from toxic stress are getting thinner and thinner.
They keep decreasing on the arms, legs and buttocks.
Only the
belly becomes rounder
.
Because the released cortisol triggers hunger pangs in humans, at the same time inhibits the metabolism and stimulates the body not to burn the absorbed energy, but to store it in fat deposits - preferably on the stomach.
You can often tell whether a person is stressed by looking at the figure.
What can be done against stress?
Our job is often the source of stress. But not everyone can get to the root of the problem and simply quit their job.
Can help in such cases, for example
sports
.
It can become an outlet for stress.
Also
meditation and yoga
are proven ways to lower stress levels.
In the worst case, a visit to the doctor can help.
He can prescribe antidepressants, sleeping pills or benzodiazepines, i.e. anxiety relievers.
(cw)
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