Health Tip: Caregiver Stress Can Harm Your Health

(HealthDay News) -- Caregiving often is emotionally and physically challenging, and it can harm your health if you become too stressed.

The Womenshealth.gov website mentions these potential side effects of caregiver stress:

• Increased likelihood of anxiety and depression.
• Increased risk of a chronic health problems, such as arthritis, diabetes, cancer or heart disease.
• Greater risk of a weaker immune system, leading to more sick time.
• Slower healing from wounds.
• Greater risk of obesity.