Stress takes its toll on your body in multiple ways. It can affect your body’s hormone level and how well your body works. As a result of this stress, many people have a lower esophageal sphincter, which doesn’t work correctly. This will result in acid flowing up from the stomachRead More →

Takotsubo syndrome is a sudden and acute form of heart failure. Symptoms can be similar to a heart attack. It is also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, broken heart syndrome, acute stress induced cardiomyopathy, and apical ballooning. Can anything mimic a heart attack? Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lung) OneRead More →

People who are psychopathic have a fearless personality. Amygdala dysfunction impairs their ability to generate fear response, and identify other people’s fear. They actually can’t empathize with it. Do psychopaths feel love? The lower on the scale a psychopath is, the more likely they are to develop some sort ofRead More →

Tolerable stress can occur during events like an injury or natural disaster. Toxic stress response: This is the body’s response to lasting and serious stress, without enough support from a caregiver. When a child doesn’t get the help he needs, his body can’t turn off the stress response normally. WhatRead More →