Stress & the Body

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Stress & the Body

The hormones from the sympathetic nervous system prepare your body for action. First, your heart starts beating faster, causing your blood pressure to rise. Then, you start breathing more rapidly to take in more oxygen.

Sugar rushes from storage reserves in your body to the bloodstream so that energy is more readily available. Your pupils dilate so they can see more and react faster. Your blood gets redirected from things like digestion to your muscles.

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