4 Quick Ways to Overcome Acute Stress for True Healing

We have two complimentary nervous systems: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Whenever under stress, the sympathetic nervous system triggers an acute stress response – the fight-or-flight response that prepares the body to fight or flee. Chronic stress is responsible for most abnormal lab results and over eighty percent of chronic diseases, visits to the doctor, and hospital admissions.

The relaxation response is a way of engaging the parasympathetic nervous system to rever...