Burnout happens when we are overwhelmed by stress and spend more time trying to catch up to all that life throws at us. This affects all areas of our lives, including the immune system.

Burnout and Stress

Burnout leads to chronic stress. This is not only the stress we feel in our minds but involves the stress that is borne out by the body.

Chronic stress causes the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex. This primitive response once did our ancestors some good but now just results in immune suppression and an increased risk of getting sick. Continue reading →

Chronic burnout is not just “no fun” but it can cause us to develop diseases we could do without. Diseases of modern civilization are related to eating bad foods that are quick to make because we don’t have time to garden and make our own food.

They are also related to chronic stress, which burns out our adrenal glands that are putting out epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol, which causes high blood pressure, stress on the heart and autoimmune diseases.

Burnout and Heart Disease

Burnout, the phenomenon of overextending ourselves on most days of our lives, can contribute to modern diseases that have increased since modern civilization has taken hold. One of these diseases is heart disease. Heart disease encompasses heart attacks, strokes, and peripheral vascular disease. Continue reading →