Stress could be giving you heart problems. A new study found that the more stressed out you are, the more inflamed your arteries may be. “They found that stress activity in an area of the brain called the amygdala, which is where emotions are processed, was linked to more inflammation in a person’s arteries… The researchers found that 35% of the people with high brain stress suffered a heart event over the nearly five-year study period. Only 5% of people with low brain stress experienced an adverse heart problem.” The study was small and needs more research, but offers a new perspective on stress and the heart.