The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse

The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse

Source: The Guardian

The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it better

It’s all in the mind
True (up to a point)
The way stress manifests is very much bodily, centred around hormones such as cortisol and their effect on us. But this process is triggered by the brain (notably the amygdala and the hypothalamus) and the wa… [9918 chars]

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