Why Does Stress Make Us Ill?
Stress gets blamed for everything, yet a little of it is genuinely good for you. So why does stress make us ill?
In this episode, Jen, Chris and Jamie unpack one of the most misunderstood ideas in health. Stress on its own isn't the problem. The problem is a system that's brilliant in short bursts but never gets switched off. The team walks through the two systems that fire when your brain senses a threat, why chronic stress is now ranked alongside smoking as a heart risk, and how the same chemistry that saves you in a five-minute scramble starts wearing down your heart, immune system, brain…
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