What happens when you are stressed?
Short Term Stress Response
- Increased Heart Rate
- Increased Blood Pressure
- Liver Converts Glycogen to Glucose and releases glucose to the blood
- Dilation of bronchioles
- Increased alertness,
- decreased digestive system activity
- reduced urine output
- Increased metabolic rate
Long Term Response
- Fluid Retention, due to kidneys retaining sodium
- Increased blood volume and pressure
- Proteins and fats converted to glucose or broken down for energy
- Increased blood sugar
- Suppression of immune system
To help our bodies adapt to stress, we can use herbs, vitamins and minerals. Taking Practitioner only Magnesium, Fish oil and Adaptive herbs help to attenuate the response.
