{"id":9947,"date":"2016-08-19T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=9947"},"modified":"2020-10-14T08:47:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:47:28","slug":"the-many-negative-effects-of-stress-on-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/the-many-negative-effects-of-stress-on-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Negative Effects of Stress on Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Many Negative Effects of Stress on Health\u00a0\"The<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Nobody likes stress. We\u2019d all just as well live without it if given the choice. But it\u2019s not all that easy to avoid. Our modern culture is plagued by stress. Even in retirement, seniors worried about health or financial issues are likely to experience stress. And caregivers of seniors<\/strong><\/a> are especially prone to high levels of stress.<\/p>\n

At the risk of giving you one more thing to worry about (sorry!), stress isn\u2019t just unpleasant. It can be extremely harmful to your health.<\/p>\n

43% of adults<\/strong><\/a> have experienced the negative health effects of stress. And a whopping 75-90% of doctor\u2019s visits are believed to be related to stress.<\/p>\n

Ways Stress Is Physically Bad for You<\/h2>\n

We all know that smoking and junk food are bad for us, but fewer of us think about the toll stress takes on our bodies.<\/p>\n

Short-Term Effects of Stress<\/h3>\n

Small bouts of stress \u2013 things like a hard day at work, impatience sitting in traffic, or the stress of running to the hospital with a loved one having a health emergency \u2013 cause a whole slew of problems.<\/p>\n