Science has established that stress can lead to cardiovascular disease, but did you know that it can also lead to weight gain?

Stress-induced weight gain usually involves an increase in belly fat. This is the most dangerous fat for your body because it increases cardiovascular risk. The reason for this deposition is simple: specific hormones and other body chemicals, secreted during stress, change the way fat is deposited.

A weight gain, but not only...

Prolonged stress can also damage your brain cells and cause you to lose the ability to remember things. Studies show that the brain cells of stressed rats are considerably smaller, especially in the hippocampus, the seat of learning and memory. So stress disrupts your neuroendocrine and immune systems, to the point where it can lead to Alzheimer's disease. The stress can also speed up aging by shortening your telomeres, the protective genetic structures that govern how your cells age.

Dr. Lissa Rankin, author of "Mind Over Medicine" states:

"Our bodies know how to resolve broken proteins, kill cancer cells, delay aging, and fight infection. They even know how to heal ulcers, remove skin lesions and repair broken bones! But these natural self-repair mechanisms will not work if you are stressed! "

There is no need to stress in vain!

To help manage stress, it is possible to take adapatogens. Ginseng is a good example: here is a ginseng formula appropriate.