Chronic Stress Questions Answered!
The answer(s) were too long of an explanation for it to be a post response so I felt it deserved its own post. AND I would like to see what yāall think too, now that we know the #1 secret to living longer! If you are just now seeing all of this and would like to get caught up, here are the links to the original posts: 1. https://www.skool.com/unlock-your-sleep-9567/the-real-secret-behind-living-longer?p=a6b669b3 2. https://www.skool.com/unlock-your-sleep-9567/im-spilling-the-tea?p=743e3777 Hereās the part nobody tells you⦠You can eat clean. You can train daily. You can avoid alcohol, smoking, junk foodāall of it. But if your nervous system is constantly in fight-or-flight, you will still age faster. Chronic stress does things inside the body that most people never see: - Raises cortisol all day - Disrupts sleep (the #1 recovery system for your cells) Here is - Thickens belly fat - Slows down digestion and nutrient absorption - Lowers testosterone - Increases inflammation - Shortens telomeresāyour biological āfuseā for aging You could be doing āeverything right,ā but if your stress is running the show⦠the body stays stuck in survival mode. And in survival mode, longevity disappears. Regarding the Blue Zone Advantage, letās take a look at the longest-living communities: - The farmers in Sardinia - The walkers of Okinawa - The families of Nicoya - The community-driven towns in Their secret isnāt a magic diet or some fancy supplement stack. Their secret is how little stress they carry day to day. They move naturally.They have strong social ties.They spend time outside.They eat slowly.They rest without guilt.They have purpose and rhythm.They donāt live in the mental chaos most of us call ānormal.ā Their bodies arenāt being beaten down by cortisol every hour of the day.