What stress is all about, Symptoms of stress, Managing stress in daily life, Effects of stress, Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes

1. What is stress
• Stress is the feeling of being under
too much mental or emotional
pressure.
• Pressure turns into stress when you
feel unable to cope.
• Stress can affect how you feel, think,
behave and how your body works. In
fact, common signs of stress include
sleeping problems, sweating, loss of
appetite and difficulty concentrating.
• You may feel anxious, irritable or low
in self esteem, and you may have
racing thoughts, worry constantly or
go over things in your head. You may
notice that you lose your temper
more easily, drink more or act
unreasonably.
• You may also experience headaches,
muscle tension or pain, or dizziness.

2. stress
• Stress causes a surge of
hormones in your body. These
stress hormones are released
to enable you to deal with
pressures or threats – the so-
called "fight or flight"
response.
• Once the pressure or threat
has passed, your stress
hormone levels will usually
return to normal. However, if
you're constantly under stress,
these hormones will remain in
your body, leading to the
symptoms of stress

3. Symptoms of stress

4. Managing stress in daily life
• Stress is not an illness itself,
but it can cause serious illness
if it isn't addressed. It's
important to recognize the
symptoms of stress early.
Recognizing the signs and
symptoms of stress will help
you figure out ways of coping
and save you from adopting
unhealthy coping methods,
such as drinking or smoking.
• Spotting the early signs of
stress will also help prevent it
getting worse and potentially
causing serious complications,
such as high blood pressure

5. • Constant stress causes continual release of
various stress hormones like cortisol which can
cause:
• A depletion of energy storage
• Stress-induced hypertension
• Effects on metabolic processes
• Ulcers (digestion)
• Hampered growth
• Decrease in testosterone levels in males and
irregular menstrual cycles in females.
• Increased likelihood of infectious diseases
• Depression
• Ghost symptoms of other health conditions
(acute in nature)
• Neurological disorders
• IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
• Sleep deprivation
• Addictions
• Mental conditions such as compulsive disorders

6. Effects of stress
• High blood pressure is a
common condition in
which the force of the
blood against your
artery walls is high
enough that it may
eventually cause health
problems, such as heart
disease.

7. Hypertension
• Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood the
heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in
the arteries. The more blood the heart pumps and the
narrower the arteries, the higher th blood pressure.
• There can be high blood pressure (hypertension) for years
without any symptoms. Even without symptoms, damage
to blood vessels and heart continues and can be detected.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of
serious health problems, including heart attack and stroke.
• Hypertension is present if the blood pressure is persistently
at or above 140/90 millimeters mercury (mmHg) for most
adults; different criteria apply to children

8. Hypertension
• Fortunately, high blood pressure
can be easily detected. And once
you know you have high blood
pressure, you can work with your
doctor to control it.
• Although a few people with early-
stage high blood pressure may
have dull headaches, dizzy spells
or a few more nosebleeds than
normal, these signs and symptoms
usually don't occur until high blood
pressure has reached a severe or
life-threatening stage.

9. Diabetes mellitus
• Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a
group of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar
levels over a prolonged period.
• Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin
or the cells of the body not responding properly to the insulin
produced.
There are three main types of diabetes mellitus:
• Type 1 DM (IDDM) results from the pancreas' failure to produce
enough insulin.
• Type 2 DM ((NIDDM) begins with insulin resistance, a condition in
which cells fail to respond to insulin properly.[
As the disease
progresses a lack of insulin may also develop. The primary cause is
excessive body weight and not enough exercise.
• Gestational diabetes, is the third main form and occurs when
pregnant women without a previous history of diabetes develop a
high blood sugar level.

10. Diabetes
• Prevention and
treatment involve a
healthy diet, physical
exercise, not using
tobacco and being a
normal body weight
and also Blood pressure
control

11. Stress management