What is a good example of how stress manifests itself?
Obesity is the best example of all. A thousand years ago, when famine was the only driver of chronic stress, our ancestors responded by increasing the amount of cannabinoids, whose name comes from cannabis, in their body. These receptors are the same ones stimulated by pot and make you want to eat more. Chronic stress elicits the same famine-adapted response: you release more cannabinoids, and also more steroids, which are soaked up by omentum, that belly fat layer that causes a big waistline. And you have repeatedly warned about watching your belly fat as an early warning sign to heart disease and… As that fat grows, it comes alive and does three things: 1. Puts pressure on your kidneys, and the kidneys, which regulate blood pressure, elevate your blood pressure because they need more blood. 2. Poisons your liver, so you get more of that lousy LDL cholesterol and less of the healthy HDL cholesterol. 3. Blocks the effect of insulin on muscle, so you are prone to diabetes. What’s your
