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July 2, 2009 – Vol. 3 • No. 11
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The stress response

Stress is the body’s reaction to a circumstance that requires a response or adjustment. It’s not necessarily bad. The stress response allows us to avoid life-threatening situations ― we quickly jump out of the way of an oncoming automobile. But stress can be harmful when psychological or emotional stressors bombard us daily and we have no outlet to counter the physiological changes that occur.



To understand how stress affects your body, click here.