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This episode looks into the types of hormones that we produce during a stress response and how they balance each other. At the end, I dive into thing we all can do to fine tune our stress response.

References:

“Maternal care during infancy regulates the development of neural systems mediating the expression of fearfulness in the rat” (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC20261/)

CBZ's Role in the Body:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/092241069190111T

Cortisol physiology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538239/#:~:text=The%20presence%20of%20glucocorticoids%2C%20such,gluconeogenesis%20and%20decrease%20glycogen%20synthesis

Cortisol and Light:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10487717/

Melatonin and Cortisol:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8452832/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Salivary%20levels%20of%20cortisol,4.43%3B%20P%20%3D%200.008

Cortisol's effect on balance and stress:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6371989/#:~:text=RESULTS%3A,with%20that%20in%20relaxed%20period

Pig Study on Hippocampus:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5784535/

What does our hippocampus do:

https://www.webmd.com/brain/hippocampus-what-to-know

Cortisol and Hippocampus Volume:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10213232/#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20high%20cortisol%20levels%20have,well%20as%20to%20the%20future

Cortisol and Blood Glucose Regulation:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6185996/

How Many thoughts do we have in a day:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17255-9

OXTR Gene Variants and their effect on Empathy:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923324/#:~:text=Recent%20research%20indicates%20that%20the,empathy%20and%20sensitivity%20to%20others

Dogs and Oxytocin:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-friend-who-keeps-you-young#:~:text=Research%20has%20shown%20that%20simply,that%20bonds%20mothers%20to%20babies

Mindfulness and Cortisol levels:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23724462/

Wim Hof Antarctica Study:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35437052/

Yoga and Stress:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5278216/

Yoga, Cortisol and Depression:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768222/