This episode is dedicated to learning about how stress works, how it affects you, and why you need the right amount in our lives to be our best. References Eight in 10 Americans Afflicted by Stress https://news.gallup.com/poll/224336/eight-americans-afflicted-stress.aspx (https://news.gallup.com/poll/224336/eight-americans-afflicted-stress.aspx) Stress: Homeostasis, Rheostasis, Reactive Scope, Allostasis and Allostatic Load https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128093245028674 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128093245028674) Stress and Allostasis-Induced Brain Plasticity Annu Rev Med. 2011;62:431-445. Blue Zones - https://www.bluezones.com/ (https://www.bluezones.com/)