You come home from work feeling as though you have been run through the spin
cycle of your washing machine. You can't wait to take off your shoes and pour
yourself a (stiff ) cool drink.

Stress!

Everybody knows what stress is. Stress is an integral part of our urban
lifestyle. It has become a normal part of life, although it is generally known
that stress is bad for health. But, doesn't stress also have advantages? Is
stress the same as burden?

What is stress?

First of all we want to make clear what exactly stress is. The body's adaptive
response to abnormal circumstances (like threats or demands) from a new or
changing situation is called stress. The term "stress" refers both to certain
heightened mental and body states and to the causes of such states.

Nowadays the symptoms of stress are well known. When the human body is under
stress (whether it is real or imaginary) Adrenaline is poured into the
bloodstream. As a result of that the pulse quickens, the......

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