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Why Hustling Doesn’t Fix Stress — And What Does
Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Quick Answer Executive stress is a biological systems problem rooted in allostatic load, the cumulative physiological wear and tear described by neuroendocrinologist Bruce McEwen, not a willpower deficit. When high performers face constant decision-making and sympathetic nervous system activation without adequate recovery, measurable changes may...
CBD Oil & the Endocannabinoid System Explained
CBD works indirectly on the endocannabinoid system, slowing anandamide breakdown rather than binding CB1 directly. What the research supports, and what not.
Metabolic Set Point & Adaptive Thermogenesis Explained
Your metabolic set point is defended by the hypothalamus through leptin and insulin. How adaptive thermogenesis lowers your burn rate, and how to work with it.
Magnesium: The Biological Gatekeeper for Stress Resilience
Magnesium guards NMDA receptors, blocking the calcium surge behind anxiety and overexcitement. Why stress depletes it, and which forms absorb best.
Retroviruses & CFS/ME: Epigenetics & Mitochondrial Health
Human endogenous retroviruses make up 8% of our DNA and are normally silenced. How poor methylation may allow reactivation in treatment-resistant ME/CFS.
Stress and Sleep Architecture: A Functional Approach
Chronic stress raises evening cortisol and suppresses melatonin, delaying sleep and waking you early. How that pattern shows up, and how it is assessed.
Understanding Polyvagal Theory: The Science of Safety
Polyvagal Theory maps three nervous system states: social engagement, mobilisation and shutdown. How your body reads safety and threat before you think it.
Coffee Enemas
What a coffee enema is, where the practice came from, what the evidence does and does not show, and the safety points worth knowing before considering one.
How eTRF Improves Blood Sugar Control And Blood Pressure
eTRF, or early time-restricted feeding, means eating inside a 6-8 hour morning window. Research suggests it may improve insulin sensitivity and blood pressure.
Cooking Fats: Stability, Inflammation & Your Health
Oxidative stability, not smoke point, tells you which cooking oil handles heat. Why ghee, tallow and olive oil hold up better under heat than most seed oils.
Post-Viral Stress & the Cell Danger Response
After COVID, EBV or Ross River fever, mitochondria may stay locked in the Cell Danger Response. How the limbic system holds that switch on, and what shifts it.
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