Written By: Tania Tarafdar | Updated : October 1, 2016 6:32 PM IST
You may love the adrenaline rush you get on a roller coaster ride or when you are paragliding or skydiving. An adrenaline rush is a very intense feeling. When you do something as exciting as an adventure sport; the hypothalamus in brain signals the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline and other stress hormones. Adrenaline binds to the receptors of the heart and arteries and increases heart rate and respiration. Similarly, adrenaline binds to the receptors of pancreas and liver to stimulate the synthesis of sugar.
However, modern day situations have turned much of daily life into panic-inducing moments. Many of us experience adrenaline when deadlines and bills spur us. While some amount of adrenaline rush can feel great, too much adrenaline rush can cause weakening of heart muscle or even heart attack in people with heart disease, says Dr Manish Pense, Fortis Healthcare, Mumbai. The continuous release of stress hormones can also lead to the shrinkage of the hippocampus which is the brain s main memory centre. Too much stress can also increase blood pressure and result in tiny tears in our arteries where plaque can form. You can prevent these top 6 diseases with lifestyle changes.
To slow the rush,
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