You can’t avoid it. You can’t escape from it. You know it’s out there waiting for you. It’s stress.

We all have stress in our lives.

Even when something extraordinary happens to us, it creates a certain amount of stress. We have deadlines, lists of things to do, people we have to deal with, and places to go. Consequently, events in our lives create stress in our bodies and stress in our brains.

Stress and Our Brains

Our brains are the center of everything we are and do. It controls our movements and our emotions.

So it’s essential to keep the brain healthy and happy throughout our lives. Stress, also known as “fight or flight,” activates the fear center in the brain and causes cortisol production, increased glucose, higher heart rates, and other physical responses. Staying in this fight or flight state for long periods can damage our bodies, and many people say it’s the base cause of most diseases.

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