Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine

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When Disaster Strikes

LESBOS, GREECE - NOVEMBER 10: A man is helping out a baby as refugees from Afghanistan and Syria disembark from in a life boat on the shores of Lesbos near Skala Sikaminias, Greece on 10 November, 2015. Lesbos, the Greek vacation island in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece, faces massive refugee flows from the Middle East countries. (Photo by Etienne De Malglaive/Getty Images)
LESBOS, GREECE – NOVEMBER 10: A man is helping out a baby as refugees from Afghanistan and Syria disembark from in a life boat (Photo by Etienne De Malglaive/Getty Images)

We get bombarded by a 24 hour news circuit, designed specifically (IMHO) to heighten our sense of stress.

I’ll get to the political rant in a few paragraphs, but since I’m in the healing profession let’s talk about that stress response. Note that this is a very simplified explanation of a complex process in the body. If you want to learn more I’m including links for further research. [Read more…]