More Requirements for the Combat Patch. In order to be eligible for the combat patch, soldiers must be serving in a theater or an area of operation that has been designated a hostile environment. Alternatively, Congress must pass a Declaration of War.
When stress is constant, your body remains in high gear off and on for days or weeks at a time. Although the link between stress and heart disease isnât clear, chronic stress may cause some people to drink too much alcohol which can increase your blood pressure and may damage the artery walls.
High blood pressure can affect your health in four main ways: 1  Hardening of the arteries. 2  Pressure inside your arteries can cause the muscles that line the walls of the arteries to thicken, thus narrowing the passage. 3  A heart attack or stroke can occur if a blood clot blocks blood flow to your heart or brain. Enlarged heart. 2  High blood pressure increases the amount of work for your heart. 3  Like any heavily exercised muscle in your body, your heart grows bigger (enlarges) to handle the extra workload. 4  The bigger your heart is, the more it demands oxygen-rich blood but the less able it is to maintain proper blood flow.