Hormones & Stress

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…

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