PEP 004: How Stress Makes you Fat, Dumb, Depressed, and Unlikeable

In this episode, Joe and Amber discuss how stress makes you, fat, dumb, depressed, and unlikable. They share the biology behind stress and how it influences weight gain, cognition, mood, and perception.
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Topics Discussed:
Stress/Insulin
Quality sleep and its relation to diabetes
Spongebob ;)
Gluconeogenesis
Cortisol vs. Melatonin
Corticotropic Releasing Factor and related hormones
Being asleep vs. being knocked out
Depression
The perception of stress
Acute stress vs. Chronic Stress
Neurogenesis
Links:
Joe's article on "How Eating Healthy can be Unhealthy"
Joe's article on "5 Ways to Naturally Increase Neurogenesis through Nutrition"
4th and Heart Vanilla Bean Ghee
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