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Stress and Genetics Everyone's response to stress is different and one of the factors that can affect how you deal with stress may well be genetic. How well in general do people in your family deal with the every stresses of life? Are you a happy go lucky crowd who deal How Stressed Are You? I have written previous articles on how to identify your stress triggers, and I thought it would be useful to also look a bit deeper. Sometimes we have other causes for our stress that we don't really consider because perhaps it happened a while ago, or has been going on for so long that we have almost accepted them as a regular part of life. So let's look at whether your stress is temporary or long-term. Stress and Adrenaline When you are stressed, the well known 'fight or flight' mechanism automatically comes into play. It doesn't matter if the stress is real - a potential mugging - or just perceived - such as the fear of losing your job or your relationship. The respons Healthy, Happy and Stress Free Stress can destroy your health, happiness and relationships. I know, because it affected me so much I couldn't sleep, ate too much and snapped at everyone around me. As a health writer for 20 years I realized I knew a lot about how to deal with stress, so I started putting it into action. Now everyone comments on how calm, relaxed and grounded I am - and you can be too by making some simple lifestyle changes. How To Prevent Osteoporosis According to government figures hip fractures cause more than 1150 premature deaths each month in the UK. By the age of 75 around half the population have osteoporosis, because as we get older our bones become more fragile and likely to break or fracture. Your risk is dependent on many factors and you can't do anything about changing most of those, but you can do something to help prevent osteoporosis. The 6 Key Stress Triggers We all can suffer from stress, but knowing what your personal triggers are can go a long way to helping you deal with it.