July 1, 2022
Modern-day life is full of stressors. And, feeling stressed out can wreak havoc on your brain. “We can’t avoid stress, but we can learn to reduce the amount of stress in our life and manage it to keep it from overwhelming us,” says Komal Naik, DO, a neurologist and the department chair of Neurosciences at Summit Health. In an article featured in Centennial Media's "Boost Your Brain" bookazine, Dr. Naik and other brain health experts explain what happens to our bodies when we feel overwhelmed by stress and how stress manifests physically, and offer “stress Rx” ideas to handle stress.