#525: How to Stress Proof Your Body and Brain

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Oftentimes, our ancient brains don't seem well equipped to deal with the speed and complexities of modernity. The landscape bombards us with perceived threats and problems, and we have trouble not ruminating on them. To navigate this environment, while maintaining our composure and sanity, we need to strengthen our resistance to stress. My guest today has written a guidebook to how that's done. Her name is Dr. Mithu Storoni, and she's a medical doctor who also holds a PhD in Neuro-ophthalmology, as well as the author of Stress-Proof: The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body — and Be More Resilient Every Day. Today on the show we discuss the difference between acute stress and chronic stress and why acute stress can actually be good for you, while chronic stress can change your brain so that you get more stressed out when you experience stress. We discuss how both cortisol and inflammation can actually be beneficial in the right amounts, and how to get them in the right doses -- including the particular type of exercise that will best help you recover from stress, and the role diet and even Tetris can play in managing it. We end our conversation discussing how making time for hobbies can prevent you from falling into the stress trap. Get the show notes at aom.is/stressproof.

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0:00.0	We're at McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:11.3	Often times our ancient brains don't seem well equipped to deal with the speed and complexities
0:15.3	of modernity.
0:16.3	The landscape embards us with perceived threats and problems and we have trouble not
0:19.5	ruminating on them.
0:20.5	To navigate this environment, while maintaining our composure and sanity, we need to strengthen
0:24.2	our resistance to stress.
0:25.8	I guess today has written a guidebook on how that's done.
0:28.0	Our name is Dr. Mewchus Taroni and she's a medical doctor who also holds a PhD in
0:31.8	neuroophthalmology as well as the author of the book Stress Proof.
0:35.2	Scientific solution to protect your brain and body and be more resilient every day.
0:39.4	Today on the show we discuss the difference between acute stress and chronic stress and
0:43.0	why acute stress can actually be good for you while chronic stress can change your brain
0:46.7	so you get more stressed out when you experience stress.
0:49.3	We discuss how both cortisol and inflammation can actually be beneficial in the right amounts
0:53.0	and how to get them in the right doses, including the particular type of exercise that will
0:56.5	best help you recover from stress and the role of diet and even tetris.
0:59.8	Yes, tetris the game you played on Game Boy when you were a kid can help manage it.
1:03.4	We in our conversation discussing how making time for hobbies can prevent you falling into
1:07.0	the stress trap.
1:08.1	After the show's over, check out our show notes at a o m dot i s slash stress proof.
1:12.4	Me too, Jones, me now via clearcast dot i o.
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