Join host Julia Cartwright as she unpacks the science behind cortisol, the stress hormone meant to protect you but silently running your life. Discover what chronic stress does to your brain, heart, and aging—and learn what you can actually do about it.

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Host Julia Cartwright explores cortisol's U-shaped trajectory across aging—too high causes bone loss and muscle wasting, too low triggers chronic inflammation. Drawing on the Baltimore Longitudinal Study and Saarland University research, she explains why maintaining balanced cortisol levels changes with each decade.

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Host Julia Cartwright explores how chronic stress damages your cardiovascular system through persistent cortisol and adrenaline elevation. Drawing on Harvard Health research, the episode examines how stress raises blood pressure, damages arterial linings, and increases heart attack risk—making chronic stress a major cardiac risk factor.

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Julia Cartwright explores how chronic cortisol exposure physically reshapes your brain—shrinking the hippocampus, impairing the prefrontal cortex, and supercharging the amygdala. Discover the neuroscience behind brain fog, anxiety, and memory problems, plus evidence-based strategies to interrupt the stress cycle and support recovery through neuroplasticity.

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