How anger affects your body

 You may get angry for good reasons. Still, it’s best not to. Anger is hard on your body.

Your heart: When you get into a rage, your blood pressure increases, blood vessels constrict, and inflammatory cells are released by the immune system. These actions can rupture plaques inside your coronary artery. If the plaque forms a clot, blood supply to the heart can be cut off, causing a heart attack.

Your brain: When you’re angry, you’re less likely to make good judgements or pay attention to what’s going on around you. Anger and chronic stress also have a negative effect on your memory, inhibiting your ability to remember things.

Your gut: Your GI tract is made up of muscle tissue and is innervated by nerves. Because of the strong link between your gut and brain, anger and rage can trigger abdominal pain, malabsorption of food, and loss of appetite. Anger also releases adrenaline, which causes the gut muscles to be over-active, giving you cramps and diarrhea.

Chill, if you can.

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