It is estimated that 75% of physician visits each year are stress related , and if your stress goes unmanaged, you are significantly increasing your risk of heart disease. Stress also affects brain function. Unmanaged emotional stress is now ragarded as MORE important than physical measures in predicting heart disease outcomes.
When you stress, your blood vessels are more prone to damage due to your increased blood pressure. Damage to the blood vessel inner lining causes "plaques" to build up - also known as atherosclerosis or clogging of the arteries. Once the system is damaged, it is more vulnerable to acute stressors. For more info:
http://www.Heart-Fast.info/DMiles