STRESS? Is Stress making you sick?

Stress is a normal reaction to exciting events like falling in love, getting a new job, or buying a home. Stress is also a survival technique built into your body as a means of protection. When triggers arise, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) signals the “fight or flight response,” which triggers your body to take action and avoid danger. Your body doesn’t know the difference between a bear chasing you and work-related anxiety.

Your body’s stress response is perfectly healthy when there’s a real emergency (like a bear chase), but if your body is constantly getting stress signals for everyday issues (work-related anxiety), you’ll burn out over time. When your body goes into panic mode, your SNS is activated to protect you from stress, and your brain triggers adrenal glands to secrete cortisol and epinephrine (adrenaline).

The rest of your body is then alerted to these symptoms, equipping you with emergency fuel and energy in reaction to your panic. As stress levels rise, there is an increase in your pulse, blood pressure, blood sugars, blood fats, respiration, sweating, pupil dilation, immune system shuts down and digestive system shuts down.

In this video, you’ll learn:

1- The effects of stress on your body

2- The danger of chronic stress

3- Three simple tips to manage stress

After you watch the video, tell me in the comments how you manage stress. 

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