How Stress Affects Your Health
Modern life is full of hassles and frustrations, deadlines and demands. Stress is a normal physical response to events or situations that make you feel threatened or out of balance in some way.
How stress affects your health: the stress response
When your body senses a threat, your nervous system responds by releasing stress hormones, including
How to Manage Your Stress
Knowing which stress triggers affect you most can help you find ways to handle or avoid them, which may help improve your health. The good news is that there are steps you can take to reduce and manage the stressors in your life. Each of us is unique, so try several techniques, both long and short term, to determine the best combination for you.
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How to Manage Your Stress
Knowing which stress triggers affect you most can help you find ways to handle or avoid them, which can help improve your health. The good news is that there are steps you can take to reduce and manage the stressors in your life. Each of us is unique, so try several techniques, both long and short term, to determine the best combination for you.
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