Do you have GAS?
Mostly by: Jayne
First and foremost, I must give credit to those who spent long hours working on the textbook called "Health and Wellness." Some terms and stuff in this were taken directly from it. So, here's to you. Anyway, 90 minutes of health sparked some interest in me about a disorder called GAS. So I wrote a paper suitable for a pamphlet or something. Soo...do you have GAS?

Of course you do, along with 99% of other American teens. Everyone experiences GAS at one point or another. Most people get it before a test or major project. You just can't avoid it. GAS involves a series of body changes, and occurs in 3 stages. The first stage is the alarm stage, in which the body gets ready for quick action. "Oh no, I have GAS!" Sometimes the alarm stage is called the fight or flight response because the GAS gets you ready to protect yourself. The second stage of GAS is when to body attempts to regain internal balance. There is no longer an emergency. The first two stages of GAS are normal and healthful. However, some people are not able to manage GAS and their bodies are in the alarm stage for a long time. People who do not know positive actions to take when GAS occurs force the muscles to stay ready for an emergency. They get exhausted, and a third stage occurs. The exhaustion stage is the third stage of GAS in which wear and tear in the body increases risk of premature death. Oh no. So remember the next time you have GAS, (general adaptation syndrome), tell your body to chill, it's just stress. ^_^