{"id":8792,"date":"2024-02-22T07:58:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/?p=8792"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:55:30","slug":"stress-and-immunity-as-an-emotional-state-affect-the-body-39-s-ability-to-fight-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/stress-and-immunity-as-an-emotional-state-affect-the-body-39-s-ability-to-fight-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress and immunity: how emotional state affects the body's ability to fight disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The immune system is not only a defense against infections, but also a constant balance of all body systems. It sensitively reacts to any external and internal changes, including our psychological state. Scientific research in recent decades has confirmed a direct connection between stress and decreased immune defense<\/strong>. This is especially true in the modern rhythm of life, when emotional stress has become a chronic phenomenon.<\/p>\n

The biology of stress and its impact on the immune system<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In response to any stressful stimulus \u2014 physical, emotional, social \u2014 the body activates hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis<\/strong>, which stimulates the emission stress hormones<\/a>: adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol.<\/p>\n

In the short term, this reaction is useful \u2014 it mobilizes strength, speeds up the heartbeat, increases blood glucose levels, and temporarily suppresses unimportant functions, including the immune system. But when prolonged stress<\/strong>:<\/p>\n