What impact does stress have on the growing brain?

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What impact does stress have on the growing brain?

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Answer 1

Chronic stress also significantly impacts overall physical health and puts children at greater risk of all chronic health conditions. Imagine a car in neutral with the gas petal down non-stop. Stress wears on your body in a similar way. If you’re interested, check out the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES). 20 years of frightening research on the impact of chronic stress. Trauma is one of the most expensive things we are dealing with as a society by far!!