What Happens When You're Stressed?
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English - May 29, 2023 09:59 - 38 minutes - 45.7 MB - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsFitness Health & Fitness Nutrition fitness health highperformance mentalhealth nutrition performance physicalactivity sleeping wellness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When you experience stress, your body releases a hormone called cortisol. So what exactly does the “stress hormone” do? Why is there an instinct to freeze in stressful situations, and what lifestyle changes could improve our ability to handle stress?
Here, Medcan CEO Shaun Francis talks to the director of the UHN Krembil Research Institute, Dr. Jaideep Bains, an expert on stress, about how exactly stress affects our wellness—and why it’s so important to have healthy coping mechanisms when dealing with difficult situations. He also shares what he does to get through stressful times.
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