What is Stress and How It Affects the Body

Stress affects everyone differently. Returning to The Thorne Podcast is guest Dr. Joel Evans, who answers the question “What is stress?” and explores how different types of stress can help – or harm – the body. In this episode, you’ll discover mind-body practices for stress management.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Joel Evans explains “What is stress?” – good stress vs. bad stress [0:55]
   • Prenatal psychology: Does stress during pregnancy affect the baby in utero? [5:42]
2. Can someone be “sensitive” to stress? How does a lithium deficiency affect stress management? How do you measure in utero stress during pregnancy? [7:32]
3. What does chronic stress do to the body? [12:16]
4. Mind-body interventions for patients with chronic stress [14:54]
5. Questions from the community
   • Why does stress cause weight gain? [22:07]
   • What hormone is responsible for stress? [23:54]
   • Are there natural foods or medicines that can help reduce stress? [25:40]
   • Besides yoga or meditation, what stress-management practices can I follow? [27:35]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Center for Mind-Body Medicine
• Are Your Stress Levels Under Control?
• Managing Stress When Trying to Conceive
• How Stress Affects the Body
• Stress and Weight Gain: What’s the Connection?
• Easy Ways to Decrease Stress at Work
• The 7 Best Supplements to Better Manage Stress
• 6 Things to Know Before Buying a Hemp Product
• What is GABA and What is it Used for?
• Understanding High Cortisol Levels: Symptoms, Causes, and Regulation
• From the podcast archives, with Dr. Joel Evans: All About the Thyroid, the Body's ‘Sentinel Gland’

Products mentioned in this episode: Stress Test – an easy at-home health test; Phosphatidylserine (formerly Iso Phos); PharmaGABA; Hemp Oil +; Stress Management Bundle – Stress B-Complex, Stress Balance, PharmaGABA-250

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