Stress—Yes, It Really Can Trigger a Heart Attack

By Dr. Mercola

About one in every three deaths in the US is attributed to heart disease. The most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to a heart attack.

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Documentary Examines How Stress Kills

By Dr. Mercola

"Stress is not a state of mind... it's measurable and dangerous, and humans can't seem to find their off-switch." These words of warning come from renowned author and award-winning neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky in the documentaryStress: Portrait of a Killer.

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Stress Promotes Memory Decline and Dementia Later in Life

By Dr. Mercola

Studies have found links between acute and/or chronic stress and a wide variety of health issues, including your brain function.

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Choosing Chocolate as Your Dietary Antidote for Stress

When you are under stress, do you crave certain foods? While emotional eating is not a good way to combat stress, and usually isn’t good for your health either (unless you are craving kale on stressful days), one body of research suggests dark chocolate could be a great stress-antidote.

According to a study, published in the Journal of Proteome Research, individuals who are highly stressed benefit from daily consumption of dark chocolate. >