Shape shifting in folk lore is the ability to change shape into another entity, as a reptilian or a werewolf for example. But there is another form of shape shifting that accounts for a sudden increase in strength. And it is not a myth or a fairy tale. As you can see Peter is a skinny old man. He is over sixty years old. And he has a hole in his heart. But within a few minutes he can shape shift and transform himself into (a boy wonder) or as he calls it, a Kouros. A Kouros is a type of Ancient Greek sculpture of a standing boy that represents the idea of male youth. Peter is a journalist and has met a few times with the famous psychic Uri Geller. But Peter's shape shifting powers are not supernatural. They are caused by Adrenaline (also known as Epinephrine) a hormone and neuro-transmitter. Adrenaline can create superhuman strength when a human is confronted with danger. Adrenaline acts on muscles, allowing them to contract more than they can when the body is in a normal st! ate. Most people don't know how to activate their adrenalin. Adrenaline shares in the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system. Adrenaline's effect on muscles accounts for amazing strength. It creates the state of readiness to confront danger, and it can help a human to lift a 3500-pound car. The region of the brain responsible for maintaining the balance between stress and relaxation is the hypothalamus. It arouses a fight-or-flight response to a stressor. The adrenaline shape
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