1. Stress

2. What is stress ?
Stress is a way of your body responding to danger or a threat. When you sense danger, the body automatically goes into a “fight or flight” reaction.
Stress is a way of your body protecting you, like in work it makes you more focused or energetic. In emergences stress can save you.

3. What causes stress?
Everyone has different stress triggers , like busy with school or work, big life changes, death of a loved one, relationship problems. Anything that is a major change in your daily life or too much work.

4. Tips for stress
Mind stress- accept you cannot control everything, do you’re best, keep a positive attitude.
Body stress- limit caffeine and pop, eat well balanced foods, get enough sleep, exercise a lot.
Action- take deep breaths, take a time out, talk to someone, give back to you’re community, get help online.

5. Types of stress Physical- manual labor, lack of sleep and travel
Chemical- drugs, alcohol, caffeine and environmental pollutions.
Mental- perfectionism, worry, anxiety, long work hours
Emotional- anger, guilt, loneliness, sadness, fear
Nutritional- food allergies, vitamin and mineral deficiency
Traumatic- injuries or burns, surgery, illness, infections, extreme temperatures