What is stress?

Stress is your body’s normal response to an elevated sense of risk, demand or danger whether perceived or fact. Stress helps you stay alert, focused and energized. However, too much stress can be highly disruptive and damaging to your health. Emotionally-charged situations or physical threats – even if they’re only imaginary – can trigger the stress response in your body, which kicks into a higher gear to cope with what you believe is a threat. Find out how you can improve your health by reducing your stress levels.