Stress: It Could Be Killing You

By: bottled_void

Historically, our stress response served a vital purpose. It kept us alive by enabling us to escape quickly from predators, or react quickly when hunting prey animals. It is our “fight or flight” response, and was designed to be a brief reaction used by our bodies in response to an immediate situation. So what happens when our stress response is prolonged beyond the brief reaction it was designed to be? Research suggests some serious consequences.

When our body’s stress response is triggered, key hormones are released that facilitate the physiological effects of the response. These key …read more