When we are stressed, our hormone cortisol increases to help us have the energy to deal with stress. It changes the way sugar is used, and shuts certain body systems off while turning others on. Cortisol saves us from the “stressors”, and when everything is back to normal, the body can repair itself. Chronic stress means cortisol is always being secreted, and the body cannot repair itself, which eventually leads to you burning out. Cortisol is secreted from the adrenal gland

Bone broth has so many beneficial effects, I just had to write about it! I recommend it to almost everyone. Some things it helps with is...

With our over stimulated world silence is hard to find. We have become so accustomed to ambient “noise” that our system is constantly "on". Dealing with inputs of sounds, smells, lights, tastes, sensations etc, is a lot for the body to handle. The more you are stressed the more you do not have a good handle on your emotions. Its easier for you to swing from anger, to sadness, or have unreasonable reactions to small incidences. When we are thinking about lowing the stress in