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Did you know that stress can adversely affect your blood sugar? Under stress, your body releases hormones in an attempt to mitigate whatever is causing the stress. This is called a fight or flight response. Nowadays, our stress does not come in the form of a tiger lurching in the brush that we have to…
What is stress? Stress is an unavoidable part of life. Stress is our body’s response to the demands of life. These demands may range from everyday happenings (having an over-scheduled day), to negative experiences (losing a job), to traumatic events (living through a war). While the stress response is part of our survival mechanism, helping…