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Our immune system is turned
    When stress chemicals are released, our clever                                                   down



    brain turns some energy-greedy parts of our                                           2          (Which is why stressed people are
                                                                                                     more vulnerable
                                                                                                     to illness).
    body DOWN to save energy:









                        Our digestive
            1        system is turned

                              down
              (Which is why we may not feel

              like eating when stressed, or
              we may overeat).                                            3
                                                                                  Our pre-frontal cortex
                                                                                         is turned down

                                                                        (Which is why it is harder to remember                      C rtis l
                                                                        things, stay calm, be flexible, manage
                                                                        impulses etc. when stress is high).
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