| Stress is a condition in human body in which the | | | | headache, stomach ulcers, weight gain or loss |
| body responds certain internal stimulus. | | | | depending on the personality, chronic exhaustion, |
| Endocrinologist Hans Selye first described stress in | | | | and high blood pressure among others. |
| 1930 as a hormone response to the stimulus both | | | | Today, there are a number of people who are |
| internal and external factors. | | | | stressed. In developed countries such as USA, |
| The most common hormone in stress and stress | | | | more than 75% of the illnesses reported to |
| factors interplay is the adrenaline. This is a | | | | physicians are stress related. Stress and stress |
| hormone that is released by the body to enhance | | | | related illnesses are also increasing in the |
| glucose uptake and muscle cells function in | | | | developing countries as the people adopt the |
| readiness to response to the stimuli, also called a | | | | western way of living. |
| stressor. Because of this increased activity of | | | | As it has been pointed out in the study of stress |
| body cells, some organs may end up being placed | | | | and stress related illnesses have their genesis |
| on permanent high gear of functions. | | | | from perception of the mind and the eventual |
| Stress is actually a good condition for human | | | | trigger of hormones such as adrenaline. Brain |
| body because it warns it of the environmental | | | | education provides opportunity for control of the |
| condition and prepares it to respond appropriately. | | | | negative energy and the brain. The education |
| Therefore every human being will experience | | | | provides skills for control of human body through |
| stressful situation, the stress levels and its effect | | | | providing information on how to control motor and |
| on the body will vary depending on the coping | | | | cognitive parts of the body through simple |
| mechanisms and the severity of the stressor or | | | | exercises. |
| stimulant. | | | | Ilchi Lee and the experts in the International Brain |
| The heart for example, may be forced to pump | | | | Education Association have reported great |
| the blood faster and this may be sustained to and | | | | success in using brain education as a means of |
| therefore lead to high blood pressure. The gut | | | | taming stress and stress related illnesses. Brain |
| may be forced to work faster and thereby lead | | | | education simply recognizes the many potentials |
| to higher production of bile acid in readiness for | | | | and capacities that a human brain has and tries to |
| increased digestion. Because the production of the | | | | exploit it for better quality of life. |
| bile acid is not provoked by the food presence, | | | | By learning to manage the motor and cognitive |
| the acid ends up eroding the mucosal cells leading | | | | elements of human body, such a human being will |
| into ulcers. | | | | be in a position to control the stressors and the |
| Therefore some of the common symptoms of | | | | stress related illness. |
| stress include faster breathing, persistent | | | | |