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Your Heart
According to the @majoylimitededition
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padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLADAeyjNJe/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A photo posted by @majoylimitededition</a> on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-10-01T00:47:52+00:00">Sep 30, 2016 atYour Heart
5:47pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>" target="_blank">Journal of Circulation, your risk of a heart attack in the 24-hours following grief is increased by 21%. This is due to the combination ofYour Heart
increased blood pressure, heart rate, and blood clotting. JAMA Internal Medicine explains that rarely people can experience "Broken Heart Syndrome" (or, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) in which the left ventricle of yourYour Heart
heart becomes weak, limiting blood supply to the heart.Your Adrenal Glands
Your Adrenal Glands
Sleepless nights can occurs for the next 6 months due to the heightened production of cortisol, thanks to your adrenal glands. You could also experience stomach aches in this time
Your Adrenal Glands
for the same reason. Meditation may ease this symptom.Your Immune System
Your Immune System
Your body could be less effective at fighting the flu, even with the vaccine. Brain, Behavior and Immunity suggests that this is most pronounced when considering the effectiveness of
Your Immune System
the flu shot in elderly adults who had experienced heartbreak in the past year.Your Brain
Your Brain
For an estimated 7-10% of folks, the pang of a loss will not ease over time. You may not be among the usual 90-93% if you're still experiencing symptoms of strong grief
Your Brain
over 12 months after an incident of loss; this condition is called persistent complex bereavement disorder. This is associated with less grey matter over time, doing worse on cognitive testsYour Brain
and memory recall. Eat blackberries and engage in memory-building games to stay sharp.Your Body
Your Body
Inflammation is likely to occur, and if chronic, can play a role in cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Regular exercise helps ease this tendency toward inflammation during grieving weeks or
Your Body
months.It can happen in an instant. One moment you have a mother, the next you don't. One moment you are happily in a relationship, the next he's walked out and you know he's never coming back. Read more
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