Feeling stressed every day is not a news for any executive, but do you know how harmful it could be to your health if you do not manage it?
Stress can contribute to health problems such as headaches, high blood pressure, heart problems, and skin conditions. Stress may also influence cognitive processes because it is associated with elevated levels of cortisol, a hormone that can influence brain functioning. Stress selectively impaired memory for reactivated items (Hupbach and Dorskind, 2014, Behavioral Neuroscience)