We know that stress is a contributing risk factor in stroke, but what exactly is it and what does it do to our bodies? Our ‘stress response’ has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years, designed to help us out when we were hunter gatherers. So, what are the implications of this for us living in the modern world? I look at this in Part 1. In Part 2 (which I will upload next week), I look at what sorts of things in our modern world can cause us stress and what we can do about it to improve our health.

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