We Advancers are adapting machines. We have evolved to not just adapt but to thrive in any and all environments. With adaptation, with novelty with the constant pursuit of growth comes... stress.

Hormesis is a biological phenomenon whereby a beneficial effect results from exposure to low doses of an agent that is otherwise toxic or lethal when given at higher doses.

What we’re not adapted for, however, is the chronic, unrelenting stress that has become so common in modern life. This type of stress provokes feelings of hopelessness and helplessness – what psychologists call a “defeat response”. And it’s the defeat response that leads to increased fat storage, abdominal obesity, tissue breakdown, suppression of the immune system, and all of the other effects I listed above that directly cause obesity and diabetes. 

That's another podcast on this episode tune into find out more about the hermetic response.

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