Stress has a negative impact on a person’s ability to remember things. Retrieving things that have been learned and encoding memory are the major impacts of stress on the body.

Under times of increased stress, the body secretes epinephrine, norepinephrine, and cortisol from the adrenal glands. These act on the neurotransmitters of the brain that can result in long-term damage to brain cells that are involved in memory production.

The Impact of Glucocorticoids

The glucocorticoids (mainly cortisol) are believed to negatively affect memory. Cortisol impairs the brain’s ability to function in its memory processes. Continue reading →

Do you feel like your skin has lost its youthful appearance? Or maybe that it has aged beyond what should be?

You swear that you diet is good, you sleep reasonably and exercise a few time a month…but still it’s not enough. That, my friend, is likely the hidden effect that stress has on your body.

From the invisible changes to blood vessels and hormone levels, to the external slow degradation of your skin appearance, if there is a malady, stress is a possible cause.

If you’re a woman, the effect on your skin can be quite a bit more alarming; in fact, unabated stress levels can result in the following: Continue reading →