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Single spot of blood can pinpoint high stress levels

Published in Blood Weekly, April 15th, 2004

One of the hangovers of the primeval "fight or flight" reaction, an automatic response to a potential threat or danger, is stress.

Over a short period of time the body is able to cope with it quite adequately as it allows an individual to deal with any immediate problems in a positive way. Problems arise when intense stress occurs on a regular basis over a long period of time. It can manifest itself in humans in a number of ways such as heart palpitations, the development of ulcers and more significantly life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease. Stress is such a problem that it has been estimated that up to half of the population is suffering from symptoms...

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