How sleep & stress affect your immune system 🛌😴🧠
Your immune system is your natural defense mechanism. But did you know that stress and sleep are one of the biggest factors affecting your immune system? In this blog, you'll discover how stress hormones such as cortisol can weaken your immune system, why poor sleep leads to fewer immune cells, and what you can do yourself to sleep better and relax.
🔄 Stress, cortisol & your immune system
When you experience stress (workload, worries, emotional tension), your body produces more cortisol. This hormone helps you stay alert and focused in the short term — useful in a dangerous situation. But if stress lasts too long, this works against you:
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ik slaap steeds meteen. Daarom denk ik dat het ook iets met de genen te maken heeft. Want niemand in mijn naaste familie had problemen met het in 't slaap geraken. Het gaat altijd vanzelf.
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