About this episode
“Good stressors are the most powerful medicine we have,” explains Sharon Horesh Bergquist, M.D. Bergquist, an award-winning physician, innovative healthcare leader, and researcher, joins us today to explain why stress is actually a good thing, how to optimize our exercise routines, plus so much more: - The difference between good & bad stress (~2:20) - Exercise as a stressor (~3:15) - Zone 2 & HIIT (~4:45) - The 80/20 rule (~6:20) - Vigorous exercise (~11:10) - The power of intervals (~13:40) - Mitochondrial health (~15:00) - The balance between too much & not enough stress (~21:15) - The benefits of plant toxins (~24:28) - Hot/cold therapy (~30:10) - Temp & timing for cold exposure (~34:50) - Heat exposure (~43:10) - Temp & timing for heat exposure (~46:40) - Gender differences in stress exposure (~48:50) - Circadian fasting (~51:00) - Impactful takeaways (~54:45) - How to instill growth mindset in younger generations (~56:05) Referenced in the episode: - Follow Bergquist on Instagram (@thegoodstressdoctor) - Check out her website ( https://drsharonbergquist.com/ ) - Pick up her book, The Stress Paradox - Research on vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity ( https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-02100-x ) - Research on interval-walking training (DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.22.14263-5) - Global Burden of Disease Study (DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32279-7) - Research on stress & biological age ( https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10522-022-09985-8 ) We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices