23/09/2017
5 Ways Stress Affects Men's Health
Stress is a significant element that impacts men’s health. As more research is published on the effects of stress and anxiety, we're learning that stress can be more serious than ever imagined, particularly for heart health. Whether you have 99 problems or just a handful, stress can be dangerous – even life-threatening – for men. brings you five reasons why it’s worth keeping a lid on stress and anxiety:
1) Men take stress harder than women:
Men are supposed to be “rocks,” impervious to stress. But recent research flies in the face of this conventional wisdom, indicating that the women fare better in the face of stress. In one study of more than 24,000 Canadian adults, men who had high demand and low control in their jobs or had job insecurity were more likely to have had major depression. Women in the study, though still at risk for anxiety and depression, were not as likely to have experienced major depression.
2) High anxiety levels can be life-threatening:
Major life events, including job loss, can be deadly, researchers at McGill University in Montreal found after analyzing data on more than 20 million people who had lost their jobs. Researchers found that men, particularly those in the early or middle portion of their careers, had a higher risk for death due to job loss than both women and men later in their careers.
3) Stress makes men eat their feelings:
Like women, high-stress levels can negatively affect a man’s lifestyle and behavior choices, too. For example, a U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that people with high-stress jobs who delay regular meals end up eating more when they do eat, and the longer the gap between meals, the more extra calories consumed.
4) Stress is bad for your heart:
A recent review of studies on stress and heart health published in the American Journal of Cardiology found that high stress can raise the risk for coronary heart disease. Alan Christianson, NMD, a naturopathic physician in Scottsdale, Ariz., says that the effects of stress can actually manifest themselves physically in your body.
5) Stress can lead to belly fat — and type 2 diabetes:
Beyond poor diet choices, another end result of stress is packing on more pounds along with your midsection, thanks to the stress hormone cortisol. Plus, elevated stress can also cause a rise in insulin, the suppression of certain hormones, and belly fat, which is a major risk factor for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
So, in order to avoid these life-altering possibilities, you should relax often, and consider taking part in physical activities like exercising or jogging, or meditating, which can help you relax and feel refreshed.
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