The science of stress – a cortisol conspiracy

Modern humans are stressed creatures: overloaded schedules,
constantly “on-call,” and social media haunting us into the late
night. Part of this stress is maladaptive responses that date back
to human history when stressors were about life and death and not
about writing emails and making phone calls. A key player in those
ancient responses is cortisol, a stress hormone that interacts with
many biological functions, from heart rate to glucose metabolism,
to inflammation and immune responses, as well as sleep and
cognition. But is cortisol - as the social media proponents of the
so-called cortisol detox make us believe - really the root of all
our problems, and would it be desirable to get rid of stress
altogether? Tune into episode 29 of We're Doomed, We're Saved and
learn about the biological basis and myths surrounding stress and
cortisol. Content and Editing: Louise von Stechow and Andreas
Horchler Disclaimer: Louise von Stechow & Andreas Horchler and
their guests express their personal opinions, which are founded on
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Eliason Further reading: 1.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-021-01224-9 2.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1085950/full
3. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/12/23/2726 4.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34290370/ 5.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00127/full
6. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-023-00016-0 7.
https://www.geo.de/wissen/gesundheit/cortisol-reduzieren--was-steckt-hinter-dem-gesundheitstrend--34986216.html