The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marxist and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

The definitive guide to stress, cortisol, and the adrenals, when fight or flight meets the modern world.

One of my goals with this weekly column is to make significant human health issues easy to understand and discuss.

I was pleased that the piece, the definitive guide to insulin, blood sugar, and type 2 diabetes,

garnered some rave reviews.

The case against cardio piqued some great conversation and interesting criticisms.

One soul out there in the webosphere took issue with the fact that I positioned cardio

exclusively from my personal perspective as a runner rather than authoring a more scholarly article.

Well, wasn't that spot on.

It's called My Blog.

My opinions can't please everyone, of course, but based on my experiences and understanding,

I am certain that contributing some insights on health in light of our, altogether now,

genetic blueprint, is a worthwhile and timely endeavor. Now to the topic at hand. Stress can make you gain weight and it contributes to premature

aging. Understanding how stress is related to your overall health and potentially even longevity is

essential to achieving your health goals. But do not, repeat, do not go and buy yourself a bottle of

cordis limb. Just read this quick summary and you'll know all you need to know. Understanding stress. Most folks are

aware that fight or flight is the body's natural response to stress. When faced with a stressful

situation, we either get aggressive or, in the words of a local surf instructor, we bail. This choice

depends upon our perception of the circumstances and our

corresponding judgment of the odds of success. The fighter flight response is, in terms of energy

preservation, tremendously efficient, and it is very effective at ensuring greater odds of survival.

This makes sense to everyone on a visceral level, but do you know the physiological mechanisms involved? The fighter flight response begins in the brain.

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