Some good reminders of the importance of stress and sleep in keeping one healthy, particularly how it affects the immune system, and in the case of stress, how the ongoing elevated effects of cortisol in reducing our body's ability to fight disease. Quote:
... when you get stressed out and stop sleeping, or stop sleeping well, you get sick. (Think back to college, when you’d get a horrible flu or even pneumonia or mono, right after finals were over.) That probably doesn’t seem that concerning; we’ve dealt with the post-all-nighter flu all our lives.
I love the rest of quote shared from Forbes:
"... But this year has also seen convincing research that the body’s immune response is key to protecting us from serious disease, such as cancer, and that inflammation is a key precursor to heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases. In fact, ongoing research is underway to document the effects of stress and sleep loss on shortening lifespan."
This information is too important to ignore. We live in a society that stresses us so much that our immune systems can't keep up. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY POSTS ON LIFE COACHING STRATEGIES FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT - THE SUGGESTIONS REALLY WORK!