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Understanding Stress and It's Impact on Your Health Stress is something we all encounter at various points in our lives, especially as teenagers when it's common to juggle schoolwork, extracurricular activities, social life, and perhaps job responsibilities. But what exactly is stress? From a scientific perspective, stress is your body's reaction to any demand or threat. When you feel threatened, a chemical reaction occurs in your body that allows you to act in a way to prevent injury, known as the "fight-or-flight" response. During stress response, your heart rate increases, breathing quickens, muscles tighten, and blood pressure rises. You've gotten...