If you are not ready to take the Stress and Health Quiz, learn more about stress and health first by reading some of the articles about stress and health below:

Stress and Health Resources:

• Stress and Cortisol
  Learn about cortisol, the 'stress hormone'. Find out how it affects your body for better and worse.
  
  
• Job Stress and Metabolic Syndrome
  Find out how chronic job stress can affect your health, and learn of its link with metabolic syndrome. (Don't know what metabolic syndrome is? Read about it here.)
  
  
• Stress and The Common Cold
  Learn how stress can affect your health in big and small ways, and find resources to stay healthy.
  
  
• Stress and the Effects of Caffeine
  What does caffeine have to do with your stress level? Learn about the effects of caffeine on your stress levels and health.
  
  
• Power Napping and the Importance of Sleep
  Learn how sleep (or lack of it) can affect your health, and discover the hows and whys of power napping.
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