Stress, Cortisol, and Sleep Deprivation: An Awful Feedback Loop
This audio clip is from our “Ask Me Anything” with sleep expert, Matthew Walker (Part I of III), originally released…
Understanding nature’s effects on stress requires more than intuition
A recent study investigated how nature walks impact brain regions involved in stress responses but trips on its own assumptions
The transformative moment that led Peter to mindfulness meditation
This audio clip is from episode #34 with Sam Harris, Ph.D., originally released on December 20, 2018.
Alcohol, sleep, and stress: A self-fulfilling prophecy
This audio clip is from our sleep series with Matthew Walker, Ph.D., episode #126 — Matthew Walker, Ph.D.: Sleep and…
Peter on how stress can show up as physical pain
This clip is from “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode #16, originally released on October 12, 2020. If you’re a member, you…
Peter Attia on the connection between stress and insulin resistance
This clip is from “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode #17, originally released on November 9, 2020. If you’re a member, you…
#146 – Guy Winch, Ph.D.: Emotional first aid and how to treat psychological injuries
“We have a choice in the stories we tell ourselves. We don’t have choice about the facts, we have choice about our organization, our perspective, and the narrative we create around them.” —Guy Winch
#139 – Kristin Neff, Ph.D.: The Power of Self-Compassion
“It’s not that self-esteem is bad. We want to feel worthy. It’s really why we feel worthy, how we feel worthy, that’s important.” —Kristin Neff
#105 – Paul Conti, M.D.: The psychological toll of a pandemic, and the societal problems it has highlighted
“The virus isn’t plotting against us. It doesn’t have intelligence. It’s invisible. In order to unite, we have to recognize our shared humanity.” — Paul Conti
Qualy #89 – Cortisol and healthy aging
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #31 – Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D.: metabolism, mitochondria, and metformin in health and…
#69 – Ronesh Sinha, M.D.: Insights into the manifestation of metabolic disease in a patient population predisposed to metabolic syndrome, and what it teaches us more broadly
“The way we raise our kids early on might actually set a pattern for how much of an accelerated life, or how much of a stressed out nervous system they might have later on. . . a lot of the behavioral patterns that we’re instilling in our kids are kind of setting the foundation for insulin resistance and inflammation early on.” —Ronesh Sinha