Some common ways include electrocardiograms, holter/event monitors, stress tests, electrophysiologic testing, and tilt table tests. ... Stress tests are used to help identify arrhythmias that are triggered by exercise. ... Electriophysiologic testing is used mainly to determine what type of arrhythmia you may have. ... A tilt-table test is a way to test for the cause of fainting, which could be a symptom of an arrhythmia. ... When the angle changes, it puts stress on the part of your nervous system that maintains your heart rate. ...

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Though it has been shown that stress promotes high blood pressure and other diseases, recent studies are being done on the affects of animals in reducing the stress in humans. ... With the de-stressing value shown of owning a pet, there are also stressing factors of owning one that must be weighed before committing. ... Many tests have been performed to support this opinion, and the results supporting it have been on the rise. ... And because of this confidence, their stress level is lower. ... We think it's because the dog relieves the stress" (Cross 61). ...

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My overall impression of the speech was that he did a great job with relating the stress to the brain. ... "The flu killed back then and now, stress kills. ... He provided the audience with a slide show on "The stress response and its consequences." ... He provided hilarious examples of how one may stress in everyday life. ... He "summarized his key ideas, activated audience response and provided closure" Pg. 232, which the test describes as functions of a successful conclusion. ...

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Some people show no sign of allergy in skin tests but it has been noted that the skin is extremely responsive to the subjects state of mind. ... A serious form of arthritis that begins with an inherited susceptibility but emotional stress evidently tires the balance so that the person develops actual symptoms. ... Experimenters are enlarging the scope of endocrine research to determine under what circumstances different hormones react to stress. ... People can be trained to avoid physical disturbances that accompany the stress that leads to illness, they may learn to consciously prevent the...

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Also I run competitively and if I were to taking this supplement it would show up in a drug test and I would be banned from competing. ... It is for that reason I stress that you read and follow directions. ...

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The documentary talked about a study that was conducted on children to test the hypothesis that heart disease is seen as early has childhood. ... Stress can cause weight gain; not being physically active, and over eating also. ... The most common reason of over eating is because of stress. ... Trying to control our stress levels is one important step. ...

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