For people living in rural and regional NSW, stress is often accepted as part of everyday life, shaped by cost-of-living pressure, distance from services, workforce shortages and the quiet expectation to “just get on with it”.
But health experts warn that this constant pressure may be doing more than wearing people down mentally, it could be putting extra strain on their hearts.
This February, Heart Research Australia is raising awareness of stress as a major, and often overlooked, risk factor for heart disease.
Disease burden linked to remote living
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