Question: Are your glands or your brain more likely to kill you from stress?
Answer: Brain
Stress can cause your adrenal glands to overreact by producing too much cortisol which can result in Cushing’s syndrome (22 deaths in the U.S. in 2001, 29 in 2002 and 34 in 2003). Stress can also impact the biology of the brain causing stress and adjustment disorders, including post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD (29 deaths in 2001, 52 in 2002 and 51 in 2003).
If the solution to brain stress is exposure therapy (ie reliving the traumatic event) per a recent article in Science Daily, then the wild gyrations of the stock market could be both the cause and the cure!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080602160842.htm
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Face It. We Can Go Anytime. But In So Many Different Ways!
Cause of Death is a great reference tool for writers, entomologists (some insects kill a lot of people) and anyone interested in health and death-related information. After all, we will all bite the dust, check out, buy the farm and kick the bucket but where we live, our sex, race, age, genetics and habits will ensure we will exit in our own unique way.
“I can see this book being useful for people creating fiction where they need somebody to die, and fast.” - io9.com Cause of Death book review 'Where To Find Ingredients For Your Next Death Scene'
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very cool blog. who would have thought to write about death and its causes. totally unique!
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looking forward..
cheers
nanditha
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