One of the biggest challenges to fertility success is stress. Most of us have some level of stress, which is, unfortunately part of living in modern society. Ideally, a stress response is meant to be temporary – after the stressor disappears, then the body should go back to baseline. In health, this happens quickly, and most of the day should be spent in the parasympathetic state, or “rest and digest” mode. In this state, the body relaxes, the digestive system is active, the heart rate slows down, and blood flows to all parts of the body. An animal only takes minutes to determine that it is safe from a predator,…