stress

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  • stress
    a psychological or physiological response produced by internal or external stressors
  • stressor
    any stimulus which causes stress
  • acute stress
    • short term
    • adrenaline
    • an involuntary response
    • fight , flight, freeze - confront, escape, keep still.
  • chronic stress
    • Cortisol
    • suppresses immune system
  • GBA
    gut brain axis bidirectional communication link between the CNS and enteric nervous system
  • microbiome and biota
    • microbiota - general mix cells in gut
    • microbiome - individual, in our gut.