4 signs your body needs a break and 1 easy trick to combat stress

Don’t say yes to the stress. According to recent research, the biggest stressors of daily American life are finances (52%), current events (37%), health (37%) and relationships (29%). When our bodies interpret something as a threat, they enter fight-or-flight mode by releasing cortisol and adrenaline, decreasing insulin production and tightening blood vessels. In emergency or short-term situations, the body responds to the threat and then recovers from the spike in cortisol. But, when we exist in this mode for a …