Increased mental and physical exertion, chronic fatigue

Increased mental and physical activity is administered to the human body in a state of stres. In turn, prolonged stres often leads to chronic fatigue syndrome. For dealing with stres in our body are responsible adrenal hormones, particularly cortisol. Depending on the stage of stres, the adrenal glands make too much cortisol or too little.

Cortisol influences most cells that participate in immune proceses, especially on lymphocytes. Exces cortisol decreases the rate at which the lymphocytes multiply and accelerates their programmed death. When the level of this hormone will rise significantly – for example, during the

acute reactions of anxiety, lymphocytes in the blood almost disappear. That’s why the human immune system is under stres, is strongly suppresed. Continue reading →