What effect does trading stress have on the heart?
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Heart disease and heart attacks maybe it kill loads of traders, i would also guess the suicide rate is higher among traders than most other jobs.
As well as stress, the sedentary lifestyle of staring at the screens all day isnt going to do the heart any good either.
Heart disease and heart attacks maybe it kill loads of traders, i would also guess the suicide rate is higher among traders than most other jobs.
As well as stress, the sedentary lifestyle of staring at the screens all day isnt going to do the heart any good either.
Stress causes your body to secrete various stress related hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline, for the primitive "fight or flight" response. The damage to the heart occurs during a prolonged period of stress, known as chronic stress, when blood platelets bind to the coronary artery, thus reducing blood flow to your heart until your heart cannot receive nutrition and dies.
You should visit your family doctor...he/she will give you the scoop on the impact of stress on anyone's heart.
Its one of those commonly known topics at almost every health care provider, known about by almost every doctor, almost every medical website and known by most jobs that require annual physicals.
Thus, I'm a little surprise that you're wondering if there's any link between stress and heart problems or any other health related problems. You really should visit your doctor and talk to him/her about it...its a common problem (stress related health issues).
Also, most decent jobs will include free of charge "stress tests" into the annual physicals if you request such and so do most private health care providers if you're paying for private health insurance.
Below info I pulled from an old brochure from many years ago given to me by my family doctor about Stress Warning Signs and Symptoms after I had problems with dizziness and all the tests he did showed me in perfect health:
Physical Symptoms
Aches and pains
Diarrhea or constipation
Nausea, dizziness, blurry vision
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat
Heart Attacks, Strokes
Loss of sex drive
Frequent colds
Emotional Symptoms
Moodiness
Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling overwhelmed
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general unhappiness
Behavioral Symptoms
Eating more or less
Sleeping too much or too little
Isolating yourself from others
Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)
Cognitive Symptoms
Memory problems
Inability to concentrate
Poor judgment
Seeing only the negative
Anxious or racing thoughts
Constant worrying
By the way, I know a several people in very stressful related jobs and they have serious problems with "a few" of the above. Some of my friends are institutional traders, corporate lawyer, military officer, police officer and human resource executive.
Anyways, I eventually had my doctor do a "exercise stress test".
Exercise Stress Test @ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003878.htm
I now take daily long strenuous walks...works wonders on the body and mind.