Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll
October 15, 2020
Sleepless Nights, Hair Loss And Cracked Teeth: Pandemic Stress Takes Its Toll
from NPR
Are you under a lot of stress?
Throughout the pandemic, people who never had the coronavirus have been reporting a host of seemingly unrelated symptoms: excruciating headaches, episodes of hair loss, upset stomach for weeks on end, sudden outbreaks of shingles and flare-ups of autoimmune disorders.It turns out there’s a common thread among many of these conditions, one that has been months in the making: chronic stress
This article from the NPR explores how high levels of stress over an extended period of time can have physical effects on your body, as well as your mental health.
