Feeling stressed is something that everyone can likely relate to, but did you know that your stress levels and how you manage stress can have a big impact on your health and aging? Unmanaged stress can contribute to many health problems and is associated with accelerated, abnormal aging. In this episode, host Brian Browne and co-host Lizzy Rasmussen discuss causes and types of stress, the stress response system, the role of stress in physical and cognitive health, implications of stress in aging, strategies to manage stress, and more.

Timestamps:

0:59 What is stress?

1:45 Overview of the stress response system

3:15 Common stressors

4:49 Stress response system physiology & stress hormones

7:38 Sex differences in stress management & treatment

10:55 Types of stress: acute, episodic, & chronic

13:08 Stress “toxicity”

15:43 Is all stress “bad”?

17:55 Stress throughout the lifespan

21:20 Role of maladaptive stress response in health and healthy aging

26:20 Strategies to manage stress

32:33 When to seek professional help

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