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Physical Stress
Poor habits and lifestyle choices can cause low impact physical stress whereas sudden or unexpected events can cause high impact stress.
Typical Examples
Low impact caused by poor habits or lifestyle choices
- Poor posture
- Excess weight
- Inadequate amounts of exercise
- Incorrect lifting technique
- Repetitive strain injury
- Bent neck through prolonged reading or working
High impact caused by more sudden events
- Whiplash from car accidents
- Impacts and strains from jerks or falls
- Sports injuries
- Mother’s or baby’s birth trauma
Emotional Stress
Feelings of loss, financial worries, health concerns or even boredom can cause anxiety, depression and other forms of emotional stress.
Typical Examples
- Anxiety
- Fear
- Depression
- Family breakdowns
- Family responsibilities
- Financial worries
- Stress at work
- Health concerns
- Exam worry
- Boredom
- Loss
- Resentment
- Shock
- Anger
Chemical Stress
External factors such as pollution, insecticides, pesticides, other chemical agents and general lack of air quality can cause chemical stress.
Typical Examples
- Pollution
- Insecticides
- Pesticides
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Endocrine disruptors from (BPA) to phthalates present in some plastics
- Cosmetics and perfumes
- Food additives and colours
- Excessive consumption of coffee, sugar or gluten
- A diet deficient in the vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients necessary for the body’s self-repair
- Dehydration
- Tobacco, alcohol, drugs
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