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  beverlyworth 12:31 am on July 8, 2019 Permalink | Reply  

  The Stress Mastery Podcast 

  Bill Cortright discusses truths and falsehoods regarding exercise in the “Myth of Exercise” episode of Stress Mastery Podcast. This episode focuses specifically around weight loss and the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of physical activity and exercise. Cortright analyzes widespread lifestyle trends: exercise rates, obesity rates, and sedentary activities. Although physical exercise is key for optimal health, it has little to no effect on obesity. In looking at the average human’s energy expenditure, humans as a whole are more active than previous years, but also eating exponentially more than previous years. Cortright discusses human BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure), TEF (Thermogenic Effect of Food), and EPOC (Energy Post Oxygen Consumption). The factor most responsible for body mass is the BMR: BMR is effected by genetics, age, gender, diet, and activity levels. Essentially, the BMR dictates how many calories an individual burns in a day. Additionally, chronic stress triggers an insulin response which alters a person’s BMR.

  

  In listening to this podcast episode, I learned that stress elicits an insulin response, which is consistent with Robert Sapolsky’s views in Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. Additionally, I learned that exercise has a very minimal effect on obesity.

  This podcast is relevant to my guiding questions as it explicitly discusses the effects of exercise on the body. Cortright also argues that stress has an impact on obesity and body composition.

  Cortright, Bill. “#512 The Myth of Exercise.” The Stress Mastery Podcast: Living Right with Bill Cortright, 19 Feb. 2019, [Audio podcast] player.fm/series/the-stress-mastery-podcast-living-right-with-bill-cortright/ep-512-the-myth-of-exercise.

   

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  beverlyworth 7:26 am on July 6, 2019 Permalink | Reply  

  HEAL – documentary 

  In the Netflix documentary HEAL, it is argued that the modern human body has learned to hold on to emotions and stress. Hoarding this energy creates a “density” of energy in our bodies, leading to Western diagnoses of chronic illness. The Eastern medicinal perspective is to release this energy, rather than medicate. Greg Braden, a geologist, states that “every organ in the human body has the ability to repair heal itself, given the right environment.” He argues that this environment is proper nutrition, chemical (such as supplements), outer environment, and inner environment (mindset and stress perception). In the documentary, multiple individuals provide anecdotes regarding their chronic illness diagnoses and how they combated these illnesses with stress management and healthy lifestyle changes.

  This documentary states that 90% of doctor visits are in relation to stress-related illnesses. This seems like a very large percentage, but I believe that it could also be effected by repeat visits by individuals with chronic illness, rather than limited visits by individuals with acute ailments. Another interesting point that the documentary makes is that Western medicine was founded using a mechanistic viewpoint. In Western medicine, the body is regarded as a machine that can be given specific inputs to fix any issues. Eastern medicine argues the opposite, that the body is not a machine, but all energy. This resource specifically tackles the issue addressed in my guiding question: how does stress effect the body? This source delves deeply into chronic stress and its connection to chronic disease.

  

  HEAL. (2019, February 01). Retrieved July 06, 2019, from https://www.netflix.com/title/80220013