Stress and Your Body | eLearning course
What, Exactly, Is Stress?
Simply put, the stress-response system is a natural, highly adaptive survival system.
Simply put, the stress-response system is a natural, highly adaptive survival system.
Most Western diseases that slowly get us sick—heart disease, diabetes, stroke—are worsened by stress. Chronic illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis and depression often flare up during repeated instances of stress. This makes coping with stress a critical part of how well we live.
In fact, as you quickly discover in this lecture series, the chronic stress that most of us face every day can turn the stress response from a safety mechanism into a real problem for our physical and mental well-being.
In this 24-lecture series, you'll understand the inner workings of your stress response system and its inextricable links to all aspects of your personal health and then have the powerful knowledge that will help you understand and better deal with this common aspect of your busy life.
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Taught by Dr. Robert Sapolsky, acclaimed Professor of Biology,
Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Stanford University
Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Stanford University
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