5 Ways Stress Affects Your Health

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Stress Makes You Sick

Cold and flu season is starting to kick off, which is yet another reason to lessen the stress in your life. “Stress can definitely make you sick,” Alvarez said. “Stress triggers inflammation in the body which weakens the immune system. Taking the time to relax can definitely help with this.”

Solution: Try meditation. Research shows that daily meditation may help prevent seasonal colds due to the fact that it helps relieve stress. Start off with five minutes of daily meditation and build up from there.