1. I don't know one person that has not been affected in some way directly or indirectly by the stress of the world we live in. But can stress make us sick? 

我知道没有一个人直接或间接地在某种程度上没有受到过压力的影响。我们生活在一个有压力的世界上。但是压力会使我们生病吗？

2. A new report in the Journal of the Association for Psychological Science reviews the researches of how we can weak or havoc our bodies, and importantly what  we can do about it. 

心理学协会杂志上的一篇新的报告，对压力如何削弱或伤害我们的身体、更重要的是我们对此能够做什么的研究作了综述。

3. There is actually a field of medicine that focuses on the science of stress, investigating the connection between negative emotions and health outcomes.

事实上，医学的一个领域的研究重点是压力科学，研究消极情绪与健康后果之间的联系。

4.  It's known as psychoneuroimmunology. Over the past few decades, researchers in this field have built a library of scientific evidence supporting the notion that stress can be more than a nuisance. 

这一学科叫心理神经免疫学。在过去几十年里，这一研究领域的研究人员建立了一个科学证据库，支持着这样的观念：压力不仅仅是讨厌的东西。

5. As one example, stress can hamper our immune system, or how well we heal from or ward off illness or injury.

比如，压力会妨碍我们的免疫系统，妨碍我们很好地康复或避免疾病或伤害。

6. So now we have sufficient stress data over how bad stress is. What to do?

所以，现在我们有足够的数据表明压力有多糟糕。对此该怎么办呢？

7. Step One: create awareness around us. Know that too much stress is hurting you or those you love. 

第一步，要意识到周围的事物。要意识到太多的压力在伤害着你或你所爱的人。

8. And take steps to manage it in healthy ways. Regular exercise is one great technique. 

要采取步骤，用健康的方式来应对压力。经常性锻炼就是一项很好的方法。

9. Another: small changes in your diet like incorporating Omega-3 fatty acids found in oil nuts and fish can fight against damaging effects of stress on the body. 

另一个步骤：在饮食做一些小变化，如加入油干果和鱼中有的Ω－3脂肪酸，能抵抗压力对身体损害的作用。

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