I am very excited to be joined today by the wonderful Dr Mithu Storoni. Dr Storoni is a medical doctor who also holds a PHD in Neuro-ophthalmology and is the author of Stress-Proof: The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body - And Be More Resilient Every Day. In this episode, she explains how the brain reacts to stress and shares some practical tips on how we can reduce the impact of stress on our bodies. Stress can both help and harm us and Dr Storoni helps us understand the ways in which we can use this to improve our mental and physical health and explains how small tweaks to our lifestyles can have a big impact. We are all experiencing more stress as a result of the pandemic so it’s very important that we take care of our bodies, now more than ever. I hope all of you benefit from this wonderful bonus episode. *** Life and Soul is hosted by Emma Forbes, produced by Georgie Rutherford and Georgie Futong and edited by Steve Campen. If you’re looking for more content by Emma, please take a look at her new website which is a curation of everything she loves in life - from fashion and food to health & wellbeing:  https://www.byemma.co/ Follow us: @byemma.forbes @emmaforbeslifestyle Follow Dr Mithu Storoni: @mithustoroni www.mithustoroni.com Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stress-Proof-Scientific-Solution-Body-Resilient/dp/0143130471 We would also love to hear from you so feel free to send us an email if you enjoyed this episode to hello@byemma.co