The following is an operation podcast production.

21% of Americans reported that stress increases tension in their bodies,

so this physical manifestation.

20% say that stress caused them to snap out of anger just kind of reach your boiling

point and another 20% reported that stress caused unexpected mood swings.

Every six months we survey about 1.5 million people through email and stress and anxiety number one every

time in terms of you know what what's your biggest problem in life so of course

what happens in your body at that juncture hypothetical

hypotheilous triggers your pituitary, triggers your adrenals, you release a

steroid hormone called cortisol.

Cortisol does what it's supposed to do in the body.

Makes your heart rate increase, makes your breath rate increase it releases glucose from your

liver which then goes to your extremities so you can fight or fly but we need it I'm

hearing we should not villainize cortisol all stress should you choose it to be can in fact be good for you.

You know the reality is whether it's getting into an ice bath or

getting into the ice bath of a stressful conversation, you know?

This shouldn't be stressful, but it is. But guess what? The good news, the gospel, it gets easier.

Doing hard things makes doing other hard things easier.

Hey, my name is Jeff Krasno. I am the creator of good stress, which you can find on

commune and I'm here on ever forward radio.

Welcome to May everyone. I don't know about you, but where I live, things are beginning to warm up so aren't you

tired of sleeping hotter than hell I know I am if you're like me kind of fighting for

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