Hans Selye, the pioneering endocrinologist who first coined the word ‘stress’, defined it as the amount of energy spent by the body when adapting to a change in its environment. He ultimately gave the official term ‘general adaptation syndrome’, and was the forerunner into research of our bodies’ response toward change, both physical and non-physical.

This is just one of the many things we learned today during the class on How to Hang Loose in an Uptight World. Contact me if you would like to learn more about stress, its effect on the body, and how you can combat it, as well as how you can support your body during times of stress and facilitate the healing process.

I also highly recommend Elizabeth Baker’s book, How to Hang Loose in an Uptight World to everyone, whether they think they are stressed or not. It is available through Amazon.com in both paperback and ebook format.