But have you thought about the impact of extreme stress to your brain?
Click below to watch an interesting interview with Stefan Rasmussen, who is famous for gliding a plane to land safely with two failed engines - saving all on board. Due to the extreme nature of the situation, Stefan says he's been dealing with tinnitus as a direct result of the impact the adrenaline had on his brain.
It's in these situations that media rarely focuses on other impacts of this sort of stress.
Stefan Rasmussen Interview from Ida Institute on Vimeo.