Anti-Aging Information

Stress is a throwback to prehistoric times when the body would secrete hormones, raise blood pressure, and in other ways prepare itself to deal with many dangers and challenges. In those days, these most basic biological responses were a simple matter of survival, because most emergencies were solved by killing or running away from somethingthe so-called fight or flight response.

We still have the same internal physical response, but in the modern world, the replacement stimuli tend to be situations that can't be dealt with simply by fighting or running away. In fact, many don't call for a physical reaction of any kindincluding verbal. For this reason, stress is a complex mechanism with both physical and mental ramifications. More often than not, it must be dealt with mentally because dealing with the physical aspects of stress is, for the most part, considered to be dealing with the symptoms, not the cause.

Coping With Stress

The first line of attack taken by most experts is the assessment phase (called "psychological and emotional stress testing"). The degree of stress and, as much as possible, its causes, are defined. How do you really /fee/? With luck, your stress can be recognized, and you can start dealing