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The Dangers of the Fight or Flight Syndrome and What to Do About It

The Dangers of the Fight or Flight Syndrome and What to Do About It

The “fight or flight” response is part of a comprehensive set of mechanisms that allow us to adapt to whatever demands the environment throws at us. Specifically, when a person remains in the sympathetic nervous activation for extended periods of time, the affected tissues undergoes a phase shift and becomes for relatively “maleable” so thatRead more about The Dangers of the Fight or Flight Syndrome and What to Do About It[…]

Is Stress Responsible for Economic and Political Instability in the US?

Is Stress Responsible for Economic and Political Instability in the US?

It is no surprise that Americans are some very stressed out people. It may be surprising to know just how fragile the our economic and political systems have been made by exposure to preventable stress. I wanted to highlight some disturbing numbers detailing the true costs of stress. Let’s start with mental illness, which isRead more about Is Stress Responsible for Economic and Political Instability in the US?[…]