Not all stress is bad for you.
In fact, research continues to support the idea that certain kinds of mild stress can be beneficial to your health and well-being in a myriad of complex ways.
It turns out your grandmother might have been right all along— if it doesn’t kill you, it could make you stronger.
Now, this effect, known in biology as the hormetic effect, is the result of your body’s overcompensation to mild stress.
The most well-known example is from lifting heavy weights. Not only does your body repair the micro muscle tears from the trauma of the exercise, it builds back those muscle fibers a little stronger and denser than they were before—leading to an overall increase in size and strength….