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Comment author: atucker 02 May 2011 08:05:58PM *  4 points [-]

Cool article.

Altering of hormonal balance - A far too frequently ignored cost. A lot of activities will change your hormonal balance for the better or worse. Entering into conflict-like situations can and does increase adrenalin and cortisol and other stress hormones. Then you face adrenalin withdrawal and crash later.

Could you go into more detail, or recommend a place to go to read about more on this? I don't see this factor mentioned much elsewhere.

Comment author: handoflixue 06 May 2011 07:33:09PM 0 points [-]

I'd also love to read more about this.

Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 03 May 2011 03:24:08AM 0 points [-]

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers is okay if you want evidence on the harms of stress. Wikipedia on adrenaline. I'm not sure what's meant by "adrenalin withdrawal", but adrenalin and stress pretty much always go together.

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