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...se of illness in the western world. When we are very frightened and worried our bodies produce certain chemicals to help us fight what is troubling us. These chemicals produce the energy needed to run away fast away from an object of fear, and in modern life that is often impossible. Unfortunately, if we don’t use up these chemicals, or if we produce too many of them, they may actually harm us. The parts of the body that are most affected by stress are the stomach, heart, skin, head and back. Stress an cause car accidents, heart attacks , and may even drive people to suicide. Our living and working conditions may put us under stress. Overcrowding in large cities, traffic jams, competition for jobs, worry about the future, any big change in our lives, may cause stress. Some British doctors have pointed out that one of Britain’s worst waves of influenza happened soon after the new coins came into use. Also if you have changed jobs or moved house ...