Does Stress Make You Sick?

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DOES STRESS MAKE YOU SICK?

 

We do not have any definite evidence that stress makes us sick. We

believe that stress might be one of causes of several maladies we

suffer. The followings are records of our findings on around 2,000

seniors.

 

A man, factory worker, at 65 years old, was healthy and never

suffered from any severe illnesses. Daily complains of just simple

stiff neck or tiredness to his wife and four children, probably

caused by daily stress at a cottage factory of bicycles. One evening,

he complained about his stomachaches. He was rushed to a neighboring

clinic and X-rayed. He was diagnosed with stomach ulcer. His boss

notified him that he would be terminated from the company at the age

of 66 years old as the city's ordinance.

 

A chemical engineer who was working at the largest pharmaceutical

company as a branch manager in Japan for almost 45 years. Heavy

stress was on him every day holding hundreds of his men at work.

However, he was a healthy man and had a well-built body and daily

stresses were gone out of a shot of Japanese wine with his wife at a

dinner table. One afternoon, he was handed a note from the management

for the mandatory retirement at 65 years old. He was not able to

drink even a shot with his wife. Suddenly, he became a different man.

He does not talk, he does not smile, and he does not do anything. His

wife was very worried and called a doctor. He was brought to his

company hospital and diagnosed with melancholia (suffering from

depression).

 

A 54 years old woman and an employed fish vendor in the market, both

have 25 years of experience in the same market with her. Both of them

are healthy and never got sick. But they were poor with a lot of

daily stress in the market. Their dream was to have their own store,

but they did not have enough cash to buy a store. About a year ago,

they won a lottery and built a neat house near the market, and they

decided to buy a store for fish vending. Both of them were just

relaxing in the new house. There's no more stress at all. Suddenly,

she feels pain in the shoulder. She was diagnosed with frozen

shoulder. Aside from it, she also suffers from arthritis and all her

black hair turned gray. She felt that she was being bewitched by

jealous neighbors. She is now afraid to be a fish vendor anymore.

 

80% of retirees during the past year 2000 have similar history of

such sufferings when they learned of their retirement. Sudden changes

of works or atmosphere in life may have something to do with stress

and stimulation of nervous system with brain waves. When stress is

caused by daily work, stimulation of the body system by the brain

wave is good, thus they retain healthy body. However, when heavy

stress is gone, there comes the relaxation of mind. The brain may

then forget to emit proper wave to stimulate the nervous system

around the body. That's where you may get sick.

 

The above is not a definite answer to conclude the causes of maladies

for elderly people, but can you not agree that similar to the above

data are happening around the civilized world.

 

It's not a surprise for elderly people who do works have a lower risk

of developing diseases compare to those who suddenly stop working.

Thinking or stress may somehow protect the brain, increasing good

waves or signals to the nervous system. Meaning, daily works or daily

stress may act as a brain stimulator, because stress seems to prevent

some maladies from appearing.

 

On the other hand, there are also cases of stress that creates some

sorts of illness, mostly mental fatigue caused by overwork.

 

A cancer specialist in Yodogawa, Osaka, who lived near my office 17

years ago, was a known doctor in Yodogawa. Hundreds of patients

commute to his well-known clinic. From early morning till late at

night, he had works to satisfy his countless number of patients. One

afternoon, he saw a suicide news on TV. The victim jumped from his

7th floor clinic and died. According to the news, one day, he felt

pain in his chest and coughed. He was examined at the Osaka General

Hospital and diagnosed with lung cancer. As a cancer specialist, he

knew how cancer patients have suffered and died. This kind of stress

that the victim was not able to endure, and decided to commit suicide

to end his sufferings. What kind of stress is it?

 

There is a simple stress and severe stress. Without stress, we easily

get sick. With severe stress, we easily get sick. We need stress just

enough for our brain to work well and stimulate our body cells. I

believe that is how stress keeps you healthy.

 

 

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About the Author:

Junji Takano is a Japanese health researcher studying the causes of

various diseases since 1960. In 1968, he invented Pyro-Energen, the

first electrotherapy device that eradicates viral diseases, cancers,

and diseases of unknown cause effectively and without side effects.

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