Title: 5 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Lose Someone Close To You
Headings: 5 Ways Your Body Experiences Grief
5 Ways Your Body Experiences Grief
1. Heartache is real.
2. Grief can compromise the immune systems of older people.
3. Sleeplessness.
4. Grief can impact cognitive functioning.
5. Grief can mess with your appetite.

Content: 3. Sleeplessness. The stress of grief can interfere one’s ability to sleep properly, which can, in turn, negatively impact one’s overall health, depleting cognitive function, lowering one’s immune system, and heightening one’s risk of chronic illnesses. 4. Grief can impact cognitive functioning. Dr. M. Katherine Shear, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, told Everyday Health that grief “can interfere with the ability to think clearly, to make decisions and judgments, and problem solve.” A 2010 study also found that grief can cause lowered memory performance. 5. Grief can mess with your appetite. According to Dr. Wendy Trubow, writing for the Huffington Post, the stress of grief can have different effects on your appetite, depending on where you are in the grieving process.