Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise. – Hans Selye
Mental tensions, frustrations, insecurity, aimlessness are among the most damaging stressors, and psychosomatic studies have shown how often they cause migraine headache, peptic ulcers, heart attacks, hypertension, mental disease, suicide, or just hopeless unhappiness. – Hans Selye
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. – Hans Selye
The non-specific response of the body to any demand for change. – Hans Selye
We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult for our defences to work. We allow things to be sold that should not be called food. Many have no nutritive value and lead to obesity, salt imbalance, and allergies. – David Suzuki