Teflon -- It's Not Just the Pans

Lifespan-Crushing Stress Levels Skyrocket Since 1983

'In the past, it was difficult to get an accurate measure of how stress had changed over time. This is because people 50 years ago simply didn’t measure stress levels; it wasn’t the concern that it is now. But because of the status quo, the need to make more money, gain more accolades, or simply pay the bills—stress has become harder to ignore.

In 1983, a telephone stress survey was conducted. Now, almost three decades later, we get to compare the results of that survey with current numbers to see how stress levels have changed through the years.'

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What Causes Your Stress? Understanding Stress Management

Stress Hormones Found To Make Cancer Resistant To Treatment

'There are many things that drive cancer. Poor diet, chemical and radiation exposures, and certain infections, figure prominently in the process.  Stress, however, is a major contributing factor that is often completely overlooked.
New research, however, sheds light on just how critically important the physiological consequences of stress are on cancer cell progression. 

Adrenaline Increases Cancer Malignancy

Published this month in the journal Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics and entitled "Adrenaline induces chemoresistance in HT-29 colon adenocarcinoma cells," researchers found that the stress hormone adrenaline induces multidrug resistance in colon cancer cells.'

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