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“The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted alm every part of life across the globe and con to play a major part in fuelling stress. The em toll the virus has had on so many people, n mention the experiences of isolation, loneli financial hardships and mental health traum cannot be underestimated.
Every aspect of our lives, whether that be p professional and cultural, is different now. In of the day-to-day interactions, we used to both in and outside of the office, we’re now logging on to work earlier instead of a com working through lunch, eating that lunch a workstations, watching TV and then going t Instead of meeting friends or family for dinn drinks followed by a visit to the local cinem weekend, we now catch-up with friends via platforms and only venture out for essentia shopping.
Over time, this lifestyle can have a profoun on how we feel. Our latest Cigna 360 Well-b Study found that across every aspect of live physical, social, family, finance and work – becoming less satisfied with the world arou and this, coupled with the ongoing uncerta and anxiety of the current situation – mean many as 76% of us are currently experiencin
How does stress impact our bodies?
All of us at one time or other would have he phrase ‘flight or fight’. At its most basic leve trained, mammalian evolutionary reaction in response to a perceived harmful event, a or threat to survival. Most – if not all of us – h been in certain situations when something or untoward happens; you can physically f your body releasing adrenalin from just abo kidneys, along with a stress hormone, cortis
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Cortisol is a necessary hormone, helping to regulate a variety of outputs in the body in blood sugar, blood pressure and metabolis combine it with adrenaline, and the impac have on our system can be profound. Our rate increases to get more oxygenated blo our body, our muscles expand to help us e the situation and our breathing becomes fa and shallower to help us take in more oxyg
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