Good Stress vs Bad Stress: What’s The Difference?

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Thousands of years ago, life was as simple as predator versus prey - and you wanted to ensure you didn’t end up the latter. Our bodies evolved to have a natural reaction to dangerous situations to give us a fighting (or flight-based) chance of survival. Whilst our daily lives have changed radically from a hunting ground routine, this innate take-action system has been slower to adapt. So what happens when the body can’t quite discern between a real threat, and an email from your boss?
In the middle of a particularly busy work week, you might be tempted to throw your hands up in the air and wonder: who even invented stress anyway? But without it, the human race would never have been able to grow and move forward, let alone even continue to exist. Whilst it can be difficult to place qualitative and quantitative determinants on stress levels, it’s important to consider that it can be vastly different from person to person. On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re exploring stress and what it means for our physical and emotional health. We’re breaking down just exactly what stress is on a scientific level, and how this natural biological process interacts with multiple systems throughout the body as part of your sympathetic nervous system. Stress often has a negative connotation as something that is destructive and an internal factor that needs to be controlled and pushed down. Whilst this may sound fairly counterproductive, there are actually ‘good’ stress levels and situations that we need in our lives every day! We’ll look into how you can embrace positive stress in your life to help you grow and develop skills that improve your adaptation to the stress we experience on a day-to-day basis. But whilst we depend on short bursts of good stress to evolve, consistently being under stress takes a deeper toll on our bodies. We’ll be breaking down the different types of stress and how they affect the functionality of our systems, alongside the potential health issues that can arise from sustained stress. Stress is getting a PR makeover on this week’s episode, and we want you to learn to embrace and utilise stress to your own advantage.
Don’t stress! We’re taking care of all of it for you:
🤯 What is stress, and what does it biologically do to your body?
🤯 Embracing stress as a normal and healthy part of life!
🤯 The difference between short-term and long-term stress
🤯 Understanding how stress and your emotional and mental health are linked
Get ready to unlock your inner light and start healing from within!
All information that is provided in this episode is general, with the intent to increase greater holistic health awareness. If something in this episode resonates with you or concerns you in regards to your own health, speak to your health professional for tailored advice to your own needs.

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All information that is provided in this episode is general, with the intent to increase greater holistic health awareness. If something in this episode resonates with you or concerns you in regards to your own health, speak to your health professional for tailored advice to your own needs.