{"id":3839,"date":"2026-03-27T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medcare.org\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:32:26","slug":"can-stressful-people-really-make-you-age-faster-heres-what-science-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medcare.org\/es\/health-tips\/can-stressful-people-really-make-you-age-faster-heres-what-science-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Stressful People Really Make You Age Faster? Here\u2019s What Science Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all have to deal with people sometimes like a boss who is always demanding, a friend who is always negative or a colleague who complains all the time.. What if being around these people is doing more to us than just making us feel bad?<\/span><\/p>

Some new research says that being around people who stress us out can actually make us age faster. This might sound like a deal but it is true that being stressed out all the time can really hurt our minds and bodies.<\/span><\/p>

In this article we will talk about what the research says, how stress affects our bodies and what we can do to keep ourselves safe, from all the stress that difficult people can cause.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What the New Study Says About Stress and Aging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Research shows that stress can really affect how our bodies age. When people are stressed for a time especially because of problems with others their bodies start to age faster.<\/span><\/p>

This happens because of changes inside the cells. There are things called telomeres that protect the ends of our DNA. They get shorter as we get older. But when we are stressed all the time these telomeres get even shorter. That makes our bodies age faster.<\/span><\/p>

So basically the more stress we have the faster our bodies will wear out over time. Stress can make our bodies age quicker than they should. That is not good for our health.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How Stressful People Impact Your Health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1. Increased Cortisol Levels<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Being around people who stress you out can make your body go into “fight or flight” mode. This makes cortisol, a hormone that helps with stress go up. Cortisol is okay in doses but too much of it, over time can hurt your body.<\/span><\/p>

High cortisol levels are connected to:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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