Chronic Stress: 2300+ Expert Talks
About Chronic Stress
Stress is one of the most common threads in the stories people share on DrTalks, and it rarely shows up as simply feeling stressed. Anxiety, wired-but-tired nights, constant fatigue, weight that won't budge after 40, cravings, low libido, and burnout that seeps into every part of life are all things these experts hear about daily. These talks also go past the mind. Long-term stress pulls on your hormones, thyroid and adrenals, your blood sugar, your gut, your immune system and your sleep. You'll find conversations on how the nervous system heals when it feels safe, physician burnout, the food-mood connection, and hormones versus antidepressants for anxiety in menopause. Doctors, functional medicine practitioners and mental health experts explain what's actually going on, which tests are worth asking your provider about, from hormone and thyroid panels to wearables that track recovery, and what helps, from breathwork and meditation to better sleep, movement, nutrition and hormone therapy.