What are the effects of anger on your body?
Most of us have a general idea of how constant or frequent outbursts of anger affects our health adversely, but haven’t really counted the cost of such behaviour.
Anger does kill. A study in the journal ‘Circulation’ finds that those who explode with anger are at a greater risk of strokes.
Anger triggers the release of a stress hormone called cortisol. When we become upset or angry cortisol is released into the body producing a small burst of energy. This is normal and the way we are designed to work. The problem is that higher and more prolonged increases of cortisol can bring a host of negative effects.
Anger does kill. A study in the journal ‘Circulation’ finds that those who explode with anger are at a greater risk of strokes.
Anger triggers the release of a stress hormone called cortisol. When we become upset or angry cortisol is released into the body producing a small burst of energy. This is normal and the way we are designed to work. The problem is that higher and more prolonged increases of cortisol can bring a host of negative effects.
Besides creating a blood sugar imbalance; anger can decrease bone density, suppress your immune response and make it susceptible to chronic inflammation; it can also suppress thyroid function as well as slowing down the body’s metabolism. It also can impair the brain’s thinking ability and increase blood pressure.
According to Christina Boerma, the physiology of anger is something we all need to be aware of. We cannot afford to ignore the effects of anger on the body. |
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