Welcome to the commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasnow. Today I am featuring an excerpt from the audio

version of my new book, Good Stress, The Health Benefits of Doing Hard Things. This book distills the

hundreds of interviews I've had here on the podcast and a whole lot

of me search into a consolidated guide for well-being.

So my simple thesis is this.

Our culture has hijacked our biology and it is making us sick.

But there is an antidote, good stress. In order to

realign with our biology and thrive, we must now self-impose the right dosage of deliberate paleolithic

stress. So in the book, I outline the protocols and benefits of 10 U-Stress practices,

from fasting and cold therapy to how to have stressful conversations.

There's also a good amount of philosophy as I bridge the medical with the mystical.

Now, if you like what you hear today and are inclined to support my work, I'd be really

very appreciative. The audio version of Good Stress is available on Audible, and you can listen to it for

free as part of your premium Spotify membership. If you prefer the old school analog option,

you can purchase a dusty old scroll at Goodstress.com and get a bunch of

additional goodies thrown in, including $900 worth of courses with some of my biggest influences,

including Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Zach Bush, and Dr. Gabor Matte. In this specific excerpt, I explore the spiritual, physiological, and

psychological aspects of fasting. I unpack the pleiotropic benefits associated with

time-restricted eating, including weight management, autophagy, ketosis, and the development of

metabolic flexibility. And I reveal how the most

potent benefit of this ancient practice might not be physiological, but actually psychological.

Okay, get ready for a sneak peek of good stress right after this short break.

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