Mental Health

Stress is a natural and essential part of our existence, it occurs when we encounter something we are fearful of. Our body increases its cortisol to allow us to better respond with a ‘fight’ or ‘flight’ response. However when we do not turn the stress off it can cause a chronic condition. Read more about why we experience stress.

Chronic stress will increase inflammation in the body which in turn cause diseases and reduce our life span. Depression can reduce our immune capability, making us more susceptible to illness and also limit our sociability.
Read more about the impact of poor mental health.

By controlling what we eat, how active we are and maintaining a healthy body weight will all help reduce the negative impact of inflammation. Find out more about how to reduce inflammation.

To lower your stress response you can regularly practice a number of habits which have been proven to improve your bodies reaction to stress. Read about 10 stress reduction habits.