{"id":1671,"date":"2020-02-07T12:55:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T12:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/respiramente.com\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:08:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:08:38","slug":"the-health-epidemic-of-the-xxi-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/respiramente.com\/en\/the-health-epidemic-of-the-xxi-century\/","title":{"rendered":"The health epidemic of the XXI century"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Did you know that:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>43% of all adults suffer from health disorderd caused by stress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Between 75% and 90% of\u00a0<strong>all visits to the doctor\u00a0<\/strong>are due to\u00a0illnesses and disorders related to stress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stress can be responsible of many common problems such as\u00a0<strong>headaches, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, skin disorders, hair loss, asthma, arthritis, sleep disorders, depression and anxiety<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stress has been identified as one of the most important risks in today\u2019s work environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is stress?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stress is a normal part of life, it is any change&nbsp;in our surrounding environment that requires your body to react and adapt in response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental and emotional responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stress can be&nbsp;positive&nbsp;(\u201ceustress\u201d) \u2013 it is what keeps us alert&nbsp;and ready&nbsp;to avoid danger.&nbsp;Normally, when stress diminishes, the body finds its balance again and we go back to feeling relaxed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stress becomes&nbsp;negative&nbsp;(\u201cdistress\u201d) when we face on-going challenges without relief or relaxation in between them. As a result, we feel overloaded&nbsp;and stress-related tension increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuous activation of the nervous system&nbsp;\u2012when experiencing the \u201cstress response\u201d\u2012 causes the organism\u2019s exhaustion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What happens when we feel stressed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we are facing&nbsp;<strong>an imminent threat<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>immune system&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>the processing of food&nbsp;<\/strong>are not important. These functions are&nbsp;<strong>deactivated&nbsp;<\/strong>in order to retain all possible energy and use it for muscles, necessary in the&nbsp;<strong>fight or flight response<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a state of stress our organism releases stress hormones such as cortisol, which helps us face the&nbsp;threat, but at the same time it inhibits<strong>&nbsp;the immune system and the inflammatory pathways&nbsp;<\/strong>and we become more vulnerable&nbsp;to infections and chronic inflamations. Our capacity to defend ourselves from illnesses is reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stress and breathing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we feel stressed, the respiratory system suffers the immediate effect of this. We will find it harder to breathe and we will breathe more quickly&nbsp;in an attempt to quickly bring oxygenated blood to our body.<br>In general, anxious people take smaller and shallower&nbsp;braths, using the shoulders instead of the diaphragm to move the air in and out of the lungs, as part of the fight or flight response.&nbsp;This style of breathing alters the balance between gases in the body. An excessive breathing&nbsp;or superficial hyperventilation&nbsp;can prolong the feeling of anxiety as it worsens the physical symptoms of stress.&nbsp;This quickly becomes a vicious circle which will make us feel more and more&nbsp;anxious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that: What is stress? Stress is a normal part of life, it is any change&nbsp;in our surrounding environment that requires your body to react and adapt in response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental and emotional responses. 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