Stress causes increased levels of stress hormones in the body. You have likely heard of adrenaline, cortisol is also a big one. We want cortisol to stay in its antagonistic relationship with melatonin, so that we wake up with energy and fall asleep naturally and easily. If that is thrown off by stress, then we begin to feel poorly, tired, foggy headed, insomnia, anxiety, and more
Podcast Share: Huberman Lab
I first heard about the Huberman Lab from my partner, Allen. He had previously been listening to a doctor who claims vegetables are toxic, so I don’t always take his recommendations. However, I was intrigued by some of the research he was citing and Andrew Huberman, PhD has some solid credentials as a Stanford-tenured neuroscientist.