Beyond Stress and Anxiety - How Stress Affects the Body and What You Can Do to Manage It

Explore the profound impact of stress on the body and discover effective management techniques in this comprehensive lecture by Dr. Maria Juarez-Reyes from Stanford Medicine. Delve into the physiological mechanisms of stress, including the initial response and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis. Understand how chronic stress affects wound healing, brain function, mood, pain perception, and anxiety levels. Learn practical tools for stress management, such as exercise, yoga, tai chi, mindfulness, and guided imagery. Gain valuable insights into recognizing stress symptoms like fatigue, headaches, stomach pain, and sleep disturbances, and acquire strategies to mitigate their impact on overall well-being.

Introduction
Learning Objectives
What is Stress
What did the experts say
Mechanisms of stress
The initial response
The hypothalamus pituitaryadrenal axis response
What does cortisol do
When stress goes bad
Wound healing
Stress in the brain
Stress in the mood
Stress and pain
Stress and anxiety
How to manage stress
Exercise
Stimulants
Yoga
Tai Chi
Mindfulness
Guided Imagery