HEar Attack Causes: Nowadays, youth are prone to diseases but a more serious problem is heart attack. This is an emergency situation in which life can be directly endangered.
If timely treatment is not received then it becomes very difficult to save life. Heart attack has become a common problem in our country also. Heart attack is a major reason for the number of people dying here.
Celebrities are also falling prey to heart attacks. Recently Shefali Jariwala died due to cardiac arrest. Earlier, many stars like singer KK, Siddharth Shukla, Kannada superstar Puneet Rajkumar, Raju Srivastava etc. had also died due to heart attack. Chronic stress is also believed to be a major cause of heart attack. Let us know about this in detail.
What is chronic stress?
Dr. Vineet Banga, Director, Department of Neurology, Fortis Hospital, explains that chronic stress is different from temporary stress. This happens for a short time and the body recovers from it quickly. But chronic stress, if it persists continuously, can cause great harm to our body and mind. It is so dangerous that it even damages the arteries of our heart.
What is the relation between stress and heart?
Experts say that when we remain under stress for a long time, cortisol and adrenaline hormones are continuously produced in the body. These hormones increase stress. Due to this, the heart beat increases, blood pressure increases and the veins of the heart contract. One reason for blood clotting is stress, which can lead to heart attack.
How does chronic stress relate to brain health?
Being under stress for a long time and for many days also has a negative effect on the health of our brain. This causes release of many types of hormones such as deficiency of serotonin, which increases sadness and anxiety. Lack of dopamine reduces the feeling of happiness. Deficiency of norepinephrine hormone increases restlessness and fear in humans. Prolonged stress can be very harmful. It has a negative impact on the brain, mood, memory and thinking ability.
How to get relief?
However, chronic stress is difficult to treat at home because in this condition the patient needs a psychologist. Therefore, they are advised to visit a specialist and adopt some other lifestyle related measures as well. Seeing a doctor is also important because being under excessive stress increases the risk of mental illnesses such as neurodegenerative diseases and Alzheimer’s.