The Very, Very Common Symptoms Of Stress

Men, you'll get stressed. Yes. Stress is so, so common and natural! It's even healthy in small amounts. It'll keep you motivated and help you avoid threats. The problem? Too much stress causes many, many problems, men. So many! Lots of stress hurts your relationships, work, and school performance. Men, stress also impacts your physical and mental health in huge, huge ways.

Men, you need stress relief. You do! You'll be very, very successful with natural stress management. Great choices for home remedies for stress are meditation and exercise! Many, many of you will try natural supplements for anxiety and stress too. That said, men, prescription stress pills are huge as well. Just understand your symptoms first!

Sick A Lot

Men, stress puts a huge, huge strain on your body. That's why a major symptom is you being sick a lot! Stress makes viral and bacterial infections a lot more likely. So much more likely. It's because stress impairs your immune system, leaving you vulnerable. Yes, vulnerable! Stress makes it a lot harder for your body to make antibodies. That's why you get sick a lot! Stress also means vaccines are less effective. But it doesn't stop there, men. Stress reactivates many viruses too, like the herpes simplex virus!

Your hormones are going to be out of balance when you're stressed. Sad. Yes, two affected hormones are cortisol and corticosterone! They're supposed to protect your body. But when they're too high for too long? You guessed it: your body stops responding. It means inflammation and being sick a lot. A lot! You'll even see more chronic health issues.