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Podcast: Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition
Episode: How Does Stress Affect How We Age? How to Slow Aging and Stay Young on Managing Stress and Supporting Healthy Aging
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Episode 3172:
Dr. Neal Malik explains how toxic stress accelerates the aging process by driving inflammation and keeping the body in a constant state of fight-or-flight. He breaks down the difference between good and harmful stress, and shares simple, science-backed strategies, like deep breathing, exercise, sleep, and social connection, to help you stay youthful and resilient.
Quotes to ponder:
"Good stress is also called 'eustress' that sense of...