Mind Body & Soul

Without realizing it, many of us spend the day in a constant state of stress. Now this isn’t saying that we are constantly being faced with life or death situations. It is the everyday stress that we are allowing to build up. Job and financial stress, family and relationship stress, etc. These daily stressors have can have harmful effects on your emotional and physical well being. But what is the reason our body reacts the way it does to stress?

Stress is what happens when we are faced with a problem. It goes back to the early days of man when many situations were life or death events. The body would react by pumping adrenaline throughout the body to allow for quick action to fight off the danger or run away from it. Although we rarely need to fight or flight reflex today, our body still reacts in the same way. Our heart beat quickens, our breathing is more rapid and our muscles become tense. We are poised for action, even if no action is needed.

Once the threat of danger is received by the brain, an entire alarm system is put into play. The brain sends a message to the sympathetic nervous system, which starts pumping stress hormones into the body so we can fight the threat. Adrenaline is the stress hormone that we are most familiar with, but norepinephrine and cortisol are also released as well. Just a note: cortisol is the stress hormone that is associated with hard to lose belly fat. Studies have shown that when we have high amounts of this stress hormone in our body we carry more weight in our abdominal area.

It is important to allow your body to be free of stress so it can recover, heal and rebuild. Using proven stress management techniques will allow you to lower your stress levels and increase your overall health. It is time to look at the stressors in your life and decide if they are really worth all they put your body through!

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