This episode looks into the types of hormones that we produce during a stress response and how they balance each other. At the end, I dive into thing we all can do to fine tune our stress response.
References:
“Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat” (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC20261/)
CBZ's Role in the Body:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/092241069190111T
Cortisol physiology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538239/#:~:text=The%20presence%20of%20glucocorticoids%2C%20such,gluconeogenesis%20and%20decrease%20glycogen%20synthesis
Cortisol and Light:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10487717/
Melatonin and Cortisol:
Cortisol's effect on balance and stress:
Pig Study on Hippocampus:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5784535/
What does our hippocampus do:
https://www.webmd.com/brain/hippocampus-what-to-know
Cortisol and Hippocampus Volume:
Cortisol and Blood Glucose Regulation:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6185996/
How Many thoughts do we have in a day:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17255-9
OXTR Gene Variants and their effect on Empathy:
Dogs and Oxytocin:
Mindfulness and Cortisol levels:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23724462/
Wim Hof Antarctica Study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35437052/
Yoga and Stress:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5278216/
Yoga, Cortisol and Depression:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768222/