Stress And Fibromyalgia

Stress is not merely a psychological thing - it also leads to actual physical changes. According to Hans Selye, the famed endocrinologist who first popularised the term "stress," 3 things happen to you when your body is under pressure. First your adrenal gland (which is basically your stress gland) will get bigger because your body is pumping out adrenal hormones to allow you to deal with what's going on. Next, your thymus gland, that is part of your immune response, will reduce it's size, and y

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