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Stress Is Weathering Our Bodies From the Inside Out
We compartmentalized the stress and ongoing trauma, flattening it into something survivable, but we nonetheless ate it for breakfast, and lunch, and dinner. We swam in that stress. We slept in it. We swallowed it in gulps. We lived through it, and we told ourselves stories of resilience, because what other choice did we have. But the body is bad at... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • That's a Stress Response
Most people think of stress in terms of hating their job, worrying about money, or feeling out of control. That last one is closest to the truth; stress is defined as a perceived threat to your physical or social safety. The “chronic” part just means it’s ongoing or prolonged, instead of acute (short term). Need an example?
Melissa Hartwig Urban • The Whole30's Food Freedom Forever: Letting Go of Bad Habits, Guilt, and Anxiety Around Food
When stress hormones stop insulin from storing glucose for extended periods of time, we are at greater risk for diabetes and obesity. When they make the heart pump harder and the blood vessels constrict for months on end, we become prone to cardiovascular disease. And when inflammation goes unchecked, the immune system can become overactive—so eage
... See moreKeith Payne • The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Changes the Way We Think, Live and Die
Until recently, there was very little understanding or acknowledgment of the physical and psychological effects of systemic racism, intergenerational trauma, and gender discrimination.