“Stress is not what happens to you, but how you react to it"

STRESS: Noun (stres)

A physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in dis-ease causation. Dr. Sleye is an endocrinologist who made the first scientific study on stress. “Father of Stress Research". According to him, when we are faced with a stressful situation, our body reacts in an attempt to adjust to it. He developed a model to explain this bodily response called the

General Adaptation Syndrome. We can measure those levels with a Bio-Well Technology.

Presented above descriptions demonstrate basic principles in using the Bio-Well instrument to measure stress levels.

The EPI analysis and Bio-Well instrument currently is not certified as a method of medical diagnosis of specific dis-ease. EPI makes it possible to analyze the energy state of a person and his/her autonomic status, i.e. to assess the condition of the body from the point of view of the energy levels.

In case of any health issues please consult your doctor.

Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome

1.-The Alarm Phase:

You recognize the stressor. It could be a problem, a difficulty, or a threat stirring reactions in your body. The nervous system is activated. Your hormones act up, producing a surge of energy intended to allow you to handle the stressful situation.

2.-The Resistance Phase:

Being able to handle stress or adapt to the situation, you can restore a sense of balance once again. Your defenses may still be up, though. Your body is still in a state of arousal to resist any effects of stress on you.

3.-The Exhaustion Phase

If the stressful situation persists and you are no longer able to neither adjust or hold up, exhaustion sets in that can seriously affect your body. Burnout, fatigue, dysfunction, or well-being problems can occur.

The Ideal Stress Response

The ideal stress response is no response at all. This does not mean that one just sits around if, for example, a car is hurtling toward oneself. However, it means that the body would respond without too much fanfare or exaggerated response. Books describe Eastern yogis, for example, that manage to stay calm when the temperature is very cold, or if they eat a toxic moesel on food. Their bodies do not overreact and they handle situations with calmness and clarity.

To do this one must be able to able to absorb or "digest" every experience without reacting excessively to it. To do this perfectly; is impossible in the physical world. It could only occur if one is not attached at all to any physical or emotional state or condition. Since one is located in a particular place in space, this is a type of attachment, and if someone pushes you out of your place, you will react. However, on an emotional level, detachment or non-attachment is much more possible. This is a key to long life, health, and happiness precisely because you will react less to events and people around you.

Strengthening The Body Also Helps One To be Less Attached Physically And Emotionally.

A healthy physical body handles all stimuli or stressors better. This is one rationale for eating better, resting sufficiently, and taking other steps to improve well-being.

This will not stop one from reacting, but often the reactions will be milder, easier to control, and perhaps easier to avoid. Improving physical well-being can help one cope with everything from invading bacteria or viruses to negative thoughts, fearful emotions, and physical, social, or financial hardship.

An important principle of nutritional therapy is that reducing internal biochemical stress on the body so it becomes healthier will enable one to better handle far more external stress.

Source: Development Science & Development Programs Book by Dr. Lawrence Wilson