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Bookmark or Share- Understanding the stress response - Harvard HealthA stressful situation — whether something environmental, such as a looming work deadline, or psychological, such as persistent worry about losing a job — can trigger a cascade of stress hormones that produce well-orchestrated physiological changes.
- Cortisol: What It Is, Function, Symptoms & LevelsCortisol is widely known as the “stress hormone.” However, it has many important effects and functions throughout your body aside from regulating your body’s stress response. It’s also important to remember that, biologically speaking, there are multiple different kinds of stress, including:
- Chronic stress puts your health at risk - Mayo ClinicThe long-term activation of the stress response system and too much exposure to cortisol and other stress hormones can disrupt almost all the body's processes. This puts you at higher risk of many health problems, including: Anxiety. Depression. Digestive problems. Headaches. Muscle tension and pain.
- Stress hormones: Types, function, symptoms, and managementFunction. Symptoms. Consequences. Measuring stress hormones. Stress management. Contacting a doctor. Summary. Stress hormones are chemical messengers that play a role in the body’s...
- The human stress response | Nature Reviews EndocrinologyAbstract. The human stress response has evolved to maintain homeostasis under conditions of real or perceived stress. This objective is achieved through autoregulatory neural and hormonal...
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