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1298 points jgrahamc | 1 comments | 15 Apr 20 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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thesz ◴[15 Apr 20 18:44 UTC] No.22881427[source]▶
I'd like to add to discussion [1] which shows relation between stress and autoimmune disease, [2] (Russian) case study of a Russian businessman who burned out (lost a part of cortex due to autoimmunte disease) and [3] encephalitis provoked by emotional stress.

[1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/autoimmune-disease-and-s...

[2] https://www.forbes.ru/karera-i-svoy-biznes/392253-kukushechk...

[3] https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/stress-is-the-enemy-a-...

And he was clearly overworked, by my guess.

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1. garganzol ◴[15 Apr 20 21:29 UTC] No.22883287[source]▶
It is also known that stress increases white blood cell count [1] which is essentially a mechanism behind autoimmune manifestations.

Overwork leads to a stress. No wonder useful body cells can be attacked producing a whole range of resulting diseases.

The risk of a heart attack also significantly increases when white blood cell count gets high as their presence fuels inflammatory processes in obstructed blood vessels. Eventually this may lead to a full occlusion which is essentially what heart attack is.

[1] https://carrington.edu/blog/researchers-discover-link-mental...