Homeostasis

The article defines homeostasis as balance. Homeostasis is a balanced internal state produced by effective information processing. The article equates homeostasis with health. Homeostasis is the body's steady-state equilibrium that keeps major physiological parameters within tightly regulated normal ranges. When stress elevates cortisol or chronic illness suppresses immune function, homeostasis is disrupted. Stress is defined as anything that threatens homeostasis by pushing physiological parameters out of their normal range. Homeostasis is the body's tendency to maintain balance and resist change. The article says the body adapts to changes, copes with stressors, and attempts to return to balance. The article defines homeostasis as the body's built-in principle of balance and self-correction. Homeostatic resistance is presented as central to understanding dieting, reverse dieting, fat loss, and muscle gain. The article says the body continuously attempts to return to balance. The body may interpret major weight gain or weight loss as a threat and activate survival responses. Health depends on process quality rather than only tissue appearance or lack of symptoms. Regulation is th…