: Stressing less can increase your protection against Covid-19 #IndiaNEWS While stress has always been around, in 2021 it has seemed utterly inescapable. Between the stress of family possibly getting

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Stressing less can increase your protection against Covid-19 #IndiaNEWS
While stress has always been around, in 2021 it has seemed utterly inescapable. Between the stress of family possibly getting very ill, increased care responsibilities, perpetual concern about lost income, the pain of social disconnection and the rise of new variants, the stressors are never-ending.Not surprisingly, recent US surveys have reported that 55% of the general population felt increased stress during the pandemic and university students around the world reported pandemic-related increases in depression and anxiety.While many have acknowledged the decline in mental health since early 2020, what has gone mostly unspoken is how these feelings may be connected to your likelihood of getting sick.You may have heard previously that stress is bad for you, but perhaps you did not understand exactly how. In fact, researchers have been studying the mechanisms of how this works for decades. This body of evidence has proven without question that stress can cause damaging changes to the immune system in both humans and animals.Stress and sicknessPsychological scientist Sheldon Cohen and his colleagues have conducted a number of studies where healthy people are exposed to an upper respiratory infection via drops of virus placed directly into their nose. These participants are then quarantined in a hotel and monitored closely to determine who gets sick and...Read more

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