4 ways in which STRESS can be good for you!

stress health benefits All our lives we have heard that stress is a bad thing and nothing good could ever come out of it. But that is chronic stress. Short-term stress is the sudden thrilling rush you feel when you have 10 minutes at hand, and you need to sprint across 1000 meters to get to your office on time. Unlike its evil twin, short term stress comes with some neat health benefits. Don't believe us? Here are some of the surprising reasons why stress may not be such a bad thing.stress makes you smart It makes you smart, temporarily: Acute or short term stress can boost your intelligence, albeit for a short time. A 2013 study concluded that a short-term stressor can actually boost your memory and learning. [1]stress child development It enhances development in children: Old wisdom says that expectant mothers should be in the best of their moods. They say your mood, good or foul, has the capacity to influence the child developing within themselves. They may not be entirely wrong or right. A 2006 study by the John Hopkins University, some amounts of stress in pregnant women resulted in greater motor skills and development in their children as compared to the children of unstressed mothers.[2]immune system stress It can boost the immune system: Stress is supposed to be the number one enemy of the immune system. It suppresses your body's natural defences, making you susceptible to all kinds of infections. But short-term stress has a completely different effect. A study conducted by a scientist at Stanford School of Medicine found out that the hormones triggered by acute stress can boost immune readiness and heighten its powers.[3]immune system stress It protects you from oxidative stress: A 2013 study concluded that though although chronic stress can promote oxidative damage in the body, short-term stress or 'eustress' (Eu is prefix that means 'Good' in Greek)does the complete opposite by protecting the body against oxidative damage and enhancing our psychobiological resilience.[4]