| Have you ever heard of people not able to get | | | | They have found that the body responds to stress |
| pregnant? Of course you have. Some professions | | | | differently. But in some animal studies, in this case |
| make their wages by advising clients and patients | | | | rats, their behaviour was erratic, they were not able |
| about the various reasons that my be thwarting their | | | | to reproduce naturally. They then were able to |
| efforts to start a family, naturally albeit. Researchers | | | | ascertain that stress can be the culprit in cases of |
| have revealed that chronic stress can play a vital role | | | | depression and anxiety issues to. |
| in a number of illness and disorders. | | | | They have isolated one neurotransmitter that is |
| Here's three: | | | | responsible for the duress that people feel when |
| 1. Depression | | | | under difficult and stressful times. The chemical |
| 2. Infertility | | | | corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF) is the main |
| 3. Anxiety Issues just to name a few. | | | | chemical that exploits the body's response to stress. |
| But the fertility problem is directly impacted by the | | | | In an effort to find a desirable stress treatment, this |
| degree of stress one may be exposed to. For | | | | chemical is being scrutinized heavily. |
| patients like this who are of child bearing age and | | | | CRF is the key chemical in understanding why your |
| attempts have proved futile, doctors recommend a | | | | body responds to stress as it does. Any other effort |
| stress break. Truth be told, chronic stress reaches | | | | will be useless because the scientists have been able |
| into all areas of life. From Senior Citizens struggling to | | | | to isolate the impact of stress to this single solitary |
| pay for their homes and live of their Social Security | | | | neurotransmitter. |
| and Pensions. To the younger populace who are | | | | The animal model shows that after the rats were |
| attempting to care for aging parents all the while | | | | continuously exposed to CRF they became anxious. |
| maintaining a career. This can be tough. They call that | | | | This anxiety gave birth to depression and this |
| generation that is attempting to do the seemingly | | | | lowered the levels of reproduction among rats as |
| impossible, the sandwich generation. Why? Because | | | | well. It shouldn't be long before researchers have a pill |
| you are caught in between to major demands on | | | | or some device containing a chemical that we can |
| your time, finances and other resources. | | | | take to offset or totally transform the stressful |
| One key to understanding the whole chronic stress | | | | effects of CRF and chronic stress. |
| dilemma is to know that researchers are on the job. | | | | |