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When we experience stress, our body’s hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activate to help us to respond to these stressors. Activation of the HPA axis signals the adrenal glands to release hormones like cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Activation of the SNS, or “fight or flight” response, fires nerves that cause our heart rate to rise, increases blood flow to our muscles, and increases airflow to our lungs, among other things. These...