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Stress has a severe impact on our health and well-being. It's not just mental; it actually has an effect on the physiological processes of the body and is now recognized as being associated with an increased prevalence of heart disease, cancer, impaired immunity, high Blood pressure, skin disorders, inflammation, obesity and reproductive issues such as infertility, early menopause and loss of libido. Let's face it, anything that tends to flare up does so more readily when we're under stress. Think about it ... cold sores, shingles, rashes, body aches, dental issues, Boils, insomnia, colds, etc.
Stress is a hormonal reaction that can take one of two pathways. These pathways travel along what scientists term the HPA axis (hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal axis.) Acute stress, or "fight or flight," is dominated By adrenaline excess, and later deficiency, while chronic stress is dominated by cortisol output. Both of these are a result of signals traveling from the brain to the adrenal glands via the HPA axis.
Historically, stress has served as a survival tool. Adrenaline, for instance, diverts blood flow from the digestive and reproductive organs toward...
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