Here are just some predictions about that person, his schoolwork is horrible and he hates his teachers. He can’t sleep at night; he’s on one or more prescription drugs and has a bunch of weird allergies. He’s either constipated, has irritable bowel syndrome, or some other digestion problem. His girlfriend is just as lifeless as he is, or trying to find another man with more vitality.
If you’re shaking out loud or laughing about this poor sucker, then what I am about to say to you may come as a shocker. This man could be your father, teacher, co-worker, neighbour, friend; I may have even described you. How do I know all this, because I just described a typical man living in your civilised country.
Almost all of us may feel this physiological load, which can be compared to carrying a 300 kilogram barbell at all time. It is a burn on your nervous system, hormones and immunity. Yes, I am talking about stress.
Stress is a catabolic process within the body, and in a world where there is up to down, left to right, yin to yang and anabolic to catabolic, there has to be anabolic stimulants to promote growth of a person through stress.
If we take the body like a muscle tissue, when we work out and lift weights, we apply stress to the tiny muscle fibres and break them. This triggers the hormonal response which releases testosterone, which is a hormone which helps with the growth and repairing of broken muscle tissue. This results in a stronger, thicker and tighter muscle tissue.
Similarly, stress produces a hormonal response from the sympathetic nervous