Are your morning superfoods and caffeine routine secretly putting stress on your body? On today’s Unsolved Health Mystery Case, I dive into how popular zero-calorie superfoods like wheatgrass and spirulina give amazing micronutrients but don’t blunt cortisol’s effects. I go over how caffeine combined with minimal calories can boost focus and alertness by stimulating stress hormones like cortisol and norepinephrine, but this can come at a cost. Chronic “energy debt” from this pattern can quietly

What does stress do to do with cancer and how does stress influence a cancer diagnosis? In this day and age stress comes with the territory. When stress builds up inside our bodies it elevates our cortisol, the stress hormone. It also activates our sympathetic nervous system producing our internal fight-or-flight response. ⠀ ⠀ Chronic stress leads to constant production and secretion of dopamine, epinephrine (adrenaline), norepinephrine, and cortisol. When prolonged, stress suppresses the immune