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"News is toxic to your body. It constantly triggers the limbic system. Panicky stories spur the release of cascades of glucocorticoid (cortisol). This deregulates your immune system and inhibits the release of growth hormones. In other words, your body finds itself in a state of chronic stress. High glucocorticoid levels cause impaired digestion, lack of growth (cell, hair, bone), nervousness and susceptibility to infections. The other potential side-effects include fear, aggression, tunnel-vision and desensitisation."
Title of article: "News is bad for you -- and giving up reading it will make you happier"
Author: Rolf Dobelli
Source: The Guardian [British liberal newspaper] April 12, 2013.
Title of article: "News is bad for you -- and giving up reading it will make you happier"
Author: Rolf Dobelli
Source: The Guardian [British liberal newspaper] April 12, 2013.