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Anxiety and stress managment - Stress Can Shrink Your Brain!
It seems like a joke, but according to some research stress really can shrink your brain! Research carried out in 2006 at Rockefeller University, USA is providing insight into how stress can shrink your brain cells and age your immune system. Bruce McEwen, head of the neuroendocrinology department said that his research with rats has shown that ongoing stress actually causes neurons in the brain to shrink. |
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To put it quite simply, stress can muddle your mind and prematurely age you. But it’s not all bad news. |
Given a chance your brain makes every effort to repair any damage caused by stress. |
Exercise can help the brain repair itself and according to Bruce McEwen. He points out that "there's growing evidence that exercise has very powerful effects." Exercise can make a huge difference. And, in the case of the brain at least, time might heal the wounds caused by stress.
"The brain is very resilient," said Bruce McEwen, head of the neuroendocrinology laboratory at Rockefeller University in New York City. "Give it a chance and it will make every effort to repair itself."
Source - HealthDay News 15th August 2006
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