The Good Type Of Stress: Hormesis

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic
Greens.  Hormetic stressors are good stressors. These are
actions that, in the right dose, have the power to lower
inflammation, boost tissue repair and metabolism, and support our
mitochondria. It’s like the saying goes: what doesn’t kill you
makes you stronger. Things like exercise and strength training, hot
and cold therapies, light therapy, ozone, and others are all mild
stressors that jump-start your body into repair and rejuvenation.
In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I dive
into how adversity and little stresses to your system (i.e.,
hormesis) activate longevity pathways. What I’ve discovered has
blown my mind and changed the way I approach my own health and the
health of my patients. I’ve compiled it all into a new book called
Young Forever, which comes out on February 21, 2023. Learn more and
preorder the book at youngforeverbook.com. This episode is brought
to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens. Rupa Health is a place
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athleticgreens.com/hyman. Here are more details from our interview
(audio version / Apple Subscriber version): What is hormesis? (5:14
/ 1:45)  Healing systems that get activated by hormetic
stressors (5:49 / 2:16)  The benefits of calorie restriction
(7:07 / 3:42)  The benefits of heat therapy (9:37 /
6:08)  The benefits of cold therapy (10:53 / 7:24)  The
benefits of exercise (12:18 / 8:48)  Additional types of
hormesis (14:30 / 9:53)