Stress

On FB the subject of Stress and how to deal with it is being discussed.  There are varied responses indicating that it is a problem that is affecting the health of many.  Here is one definition:
"Stress is your body's way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When you sense danger—whether it's real or imagined—the body's defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction, or the stress response."

Current events are causing many to experience stress: Will we be engaged in another war? Will Seniors have security in old age? Will we have affordable health care? It appears that "uncertainty" is a prime cause.

How do you deal with stress?

“While there is controversy in the scientific and medical world over whether viruses are even live organisms, there is no controversy that viral infections cause a wide variety of diseases, chronic conditions, long-term illness, suffering and death. There are many viruses that survive in human cells with long-term and chronic consequences and most viruses are difficult to treat because they are protected by the host’s own cells. Viral infections can be acute (short-term, varying in severity), chronic (long-term, varying in severity) or latent, waiting for various periods of time in a sort of hibernation until their replication is triggered.”
 
The Trump Virus.
The Trump virus is contagious affecting the immune system.  Educators know that a cure exists.  The educational antidote requires infusions on a daily basis.  Reading (becoming informed) protects the immune system.  The symptoms of this disease are easily identified:  Lies, sometimes referred to as Alternative facts, greed and political propaganda are the prime suspects that attack the immune system that can lead to a pandemic. The recommended antidote is taken in stages.  Thinking is a prerequisite for the healing process.  The first inoculation begins with understanding the election process from local primaries to national elections.  Questioning what one hears requires critical thinking.  Allowing others to think for you weakens the immune system and makes the body susceptible to this disease.  Cause and effect plays a huge role in the critical thinking process.  The cause of the bacteria must be identified for preventive action to be effective.