RHR: Finding Joy and Peace in the Midst of Challenging Circumstances, with Dr. Greg Hammer
In this episode of Revolution Health Radio, Chris Kresser welcomes Dr. Greg Hammer, author of Gain Without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Healthcare Professionals. They explore strategies for finding joy and peace amidst challenging circumstances...
RHR: The Science of Longevity and Performance, with Kien Vuu
In this episode of Revolution Health Radio, Chris speaks with Dr. Kien Vuu, who shares his journey from a medical doctor to a proponent of integrating science with spirituality for holistic health. They discuss Dr....
RHR: Supercharge Your Health Battery, with Dr. Molly Maloof
When the demands on our bodies exceed our capacity, we become burned out, mentally and physically. In this episode of Revolution Health Radio, Dr. Molly Maloof joins Chris to discuss the physiology of the burnout...
The HPA Axis Dysfunction Diet: How to Use Nutrition to Support a Balanced Stress Response
HPA axis dysfunction has far-reaching impacts on your health, but following a strategic HPA axis dysfunction diet may help you recover. Here’s how you can use nutrition to support your HPA axis and stress response.
Health Coaching and Stress Management: A Framework for Understanding and Managing Your Stress
In the right context, stress is helpful—but chronic stress has lasting health consequences. Check out this article for strategies on managing your stress with help from health coach Will Welch.
Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic State: How Stress Affects Your Health
If you’re chronically stressed, your body is spending too much time in the sympathetic state, rather than the parasympathetic. Find out the difference between these two states and the impact long-term sympathetic activity has on...
How to Avoid Burnout at Work and Stay Motivated on the Job
Jobs are often difficult and stressful. If you’re exhausted and feeling detached at work, you’re likely experiencing professional burnout. Here's how to avoid burnout or how to correct it if you’re already experiencing it.
Busyness: Badge of Honor or Cultural Disease?
Status symbols are a part of every culture. Conspicuous consumption and expensive brands have been the dominant status symbols in America. Now “busyness” is overtaking them. But is being busy a good thing?
The Myth of Adrenal Fatigue
Today I’ll discuss the current scientific evidence behind what happens to us when we experience chronic stress and propose that a much more accurate term for this would be HPA axis dysfunction.