When you’re under stress, your body is no slouch when it comes to sending you clear signs.

Yahoo! Health looks at nine “tells” that your body sends when it’s staring at a hand full of stress (to use poker-speak), and what you can do about each one. Such as confusion:

You can’t decide what to make for dinner, what to wear to work or which exit to take off the freeway. Stress causes distraction and lack of focus, says Mandel. “Stress hormones lodge longest in the brain,” she says. To restore focus, take a walk, she says. “Move the stress out of your body by exercising large muscle groups like the legs. You will gain clarity. Walk out in the light and you’ll reset your natural rhythm while you move out the stress. Sunlight helps the body release serotonin to improve mood, and vitamin D helps you improve your immune system-a great perk.”

Other signs include nausea, sleepiness, the always interesting eye-twitching, and cavities, oddly enough. Check them all out at the link below.

Source: Yahoo! Health

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