As stress affects society, the rule of thumb for those living in the blue zones is to learn on how to cope with stress, plus not all stress is bad, because the feeling itself can be good to prepare the body for threats and to be alert. Although it if stressful situations are overpowering your day to day basis this can disturb the bodies homeostatic system and cause serious health problems, such as high blood pressure, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and even in extreme cases irregulate the normal functioning of areas of the brain causing mental disorders such as anxiety and depression.