Preventing the Effects of Sustained Physical and Psychological Stress

 The Stress Response and the Role of Adaptogens in Women’s Health  presented by Aviva Romm, MD, CPM A good night’s sleep, while fundamental to maintaining health, is not sufficient to prevent the ill effects of the sustained physical and psychological stress that many of our women patients face. The frequent activation of the body’s stress response leads to a state of chronic hypervigilance, unleashing a cascade of stress hormones and other stress-mediating physiological agents that can…