In fact, at least 60 percent of disease is stress-related. This includes heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, asthma, herpes, genital warts, PMS, menstrual cycles, and fertility. Stress is directly related to worrying. People with the highest amount of worry have two and a half times as much risk of having a heart attack as do people with the lowest amount of worry. Stress comes in many forms.
Stress is often obvious, but sometimes it's hard to recognize.
Stress can be job-related, whether you lose a job or start a new, wonderful one. Moving or traveling is stressful. Sudden weight loss, or a sudden increase in vigorous exercise, is stressful for your body. Illnesses, whether physical or emotional, are stressful, and so are certain medications, especially steroids. We're also stressed by driving on the freeway or worrying about a teenager's new tattoo.