Often, in order to feel better, we must do something that is uncomfortable or challenging. This is essentially why longevity experts are honing in on the valuable effects of hormesis as a controlled type of stress that enhances your quality of life rather than deteriorates it.

A challenge, like pain, is met with a ton of resistance to change but it is up to us to push through and find solutions. Essentially, pain is discomfort communicated through the nervous system.