Skin, senses, and immunity
Have you ever lost hair after many days of working overtime? Not surprising. Hair loss is another physical manifestation of stress. With a decrease in the supply of blood flowing to the hair roots, it’s as if there’s not enough fertilizer to grow hair.
For some, the effect is seen on the skin they get ugly rashes or horrible bumps that look like extra large insect bites. Histamine is release during periods of stress, resulting in allergies, including asthma.
The senses are affected too. Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch are all blunted when one is drowning in stress. Decreased sensitivity should be a good enough reason not to drive when you’re dead tired.
Your immune system is also weakened by stress. Very understandable the things that we neglect when we are busy and overcommitted-eating well, getting enough sleep-are the things that help keep up our body’s resistance to infection.
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