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What Happens To Your Body When You’re Grieving

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The Body's Grief: Physiological Impacts

This chapter examines how grief affects the body, particularly focusing on changes in cardiovascular and immune responses. It underscores the vital connection between emotional pain and physical health, highlighting increased blood pressure, heart rate, and the risk of heart attacks in those mourning a loved one.

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