Short-Term Stress May Boost Immune System
September 10th, 2009
Negative associations with stress are frequently observed; continuous exposure or the experience of high amounts of stress can lead to considerable difficulties in both mental and physical health. That may not be the case for all types of stress and stress-causing events, however, according to a study performed at the University of British Columbia suggests. Testing a number of different types of stress-inducing situations, the researchers found that brief bursts of stress, possibly due to the body’s natural “fight or flight” response, were able to boost the immune system – an effect which may help explorations in mental health lead to improved physical performance and longevity.
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I like this, I’ve always had that feeling of some stresses being good. Usual stress from work or what not does wear down after a while, but stress of being busy with good things has always seemed to make me feel better in the long run.
This is truly amazing… who would have thought that stress boosts our immune system? Well, Science is moving ahead at a phenomenal speed and we are going to discover a lot of things that we would have never quite imagined :)
I have observed that deadlines do improve my productivity, as with some others… Some people work better under pressure and some just falter. I think the fact that short-term stress boosts immunity is true only for a part of the population and not everybody in general.
Yet another good reason to reduce your stress levels down to a minimum since zero would be too much to hope for.
I knew I’d read before that chronic stress depletes your immune system. Where’s the line drawn as to what’s an acceptable level then?
I agree with Jones. Your individual temperament will decide whether you can handle stress at all, a little or thrive when you’re stressed to the eyeballs. That was interesting!
Being stressed never makes me feel good. If it did I would be the model of perfect health. :-)
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