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Daily physical activity will help your body deal with stress? how so?

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Dr. Mark Shirley answered

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Great mental release: In addition, it helps to reduce the body's stress hormone, cortisol and also increases the body's "feel good" neurotransmitters, such as serotonin.

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Answered 3/31/2016

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A member asked:

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