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When stress chemicals are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2






















                released, our clever brain turns                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Our immune system is turned






                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         down














                some energy-greedy parts of our                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (Which is why stressed people are more










                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      vulnerable to illness).









                body DOWN to save  energy:
































































































































                                                                                             Our digestive


                                          1                                  system is turned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           3                                    Our pre-frontal cortex



















                                                                                                                                  down                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         is turned down














                                               (Which is why we may not feel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (Which is why it is harder to remember









                                               like eating when stressed, or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    things, stay calm, be flexible, manage









                                               we may overeat).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 impulses etc. when stress is high).
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