Have you ever heard of oxidative stress? Chronic stress can lead to increased production of free radicals in the body, which can cause oxidative stress. It is associated with cell damage and is considered an important factor in the ageing process and in the development of age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases.
P.S. If you don’t know what free radicals are, well, they are oxygen-containing molecules with an unequal number of electrons. This uneven number of electrons allows free radicals to react easily with other molecules. Free radicals can cause chemical chain reactions in the body because they react very easily with other molecules.