<span>Headaches
and elevated blood pressures are physiological symptoms of stress. When a
person is experiencing high levels of stress, bodily functions and chemical
processes within the body become imbalanced. Stress causes the heart to pump
extra and the brain produces high levels of chemicals to trigger a protective
response to stressors. People who experience chronic stress tend to develop
other diseases (e.g. heart failures, stroke) that may lead to death. In order
to manage stress a person must engage in breathing and relaxing exercises that
may return the body back to its homeostasis. </span></span></span>
