Episode 22 - The Impact of Stress on our Health & Longevity with Jo Hanks, Kinesiologist & Yoga Teacher

Send us Fan MailThis week at Seed we are running a week-long health campaign on the topic of longevity. In our modern age, we are living longer than ever before. But as we know, it’s not just about living longer – it’s about living well.  So, this week we are speaking to our amazing experts at Seed to discover how we can live better for longer.  Today I am delighted to be sharing the mic with the wonderful Jo Hanks, Seed’s Kinesiologist and yoga teacher.  In her clinic, Jo is seeing stress as the number one issue among her patients.we are focussing on the RELAX pillar, looking at the impact of stress on our bodies, minds and overall health and longevity. The negative effects of stress are well documented. We know that the psychological stress response directly impacts the different systems of the body.Our modern lives of our phones pinging 24 7 is relatively new to us and therefore our body’s ability to cope is not sufficient. So unless we change our lifestyles and go back in time, our external stressors related to lifestyle are not really going to change. So, the questions is, how can we increase our resistance to stress so we can cope?For more information about Jo, visit www.seedwellness.co.uk/johanks