Is The Election Making You Sick?

So here is an interesting question: Like other life stressors, could the presidential election be making you sick?It ' s an important question to ask yourself --as November 8th approaches--since we know that prolonged stress can cause elevated blood pressure‎--the culprit that can lead to strokes and heart attacks, not to mention overeating, but also the feared metabolic syndrome defined by elevated cholesterol, central abdominal obesity (insulin resistance), and hypertension.

Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Glatter, MD Source Type: news