🔥 What if stress could be your secret weapon—not your enemy? What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 🔥  

Forget everything you think you know about stress. This isn’t another lecture about meditation apps or bubble baths. We’re diving into hormesis—the science of how strategic, controlled stress can rewire your biology to make you stronger, sharper, and more resilient. Hormesis- or Hormetic Stressors

In this mind-bending episode, you’ll discover: 

- 🏋️ Why lifting weights (stress and micro-tears in muscles) actually slows aging—and the "non-negotiable" recovery hack most people ignore.  It also builds stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments!

- ❄️ Ice baths, saunas, and sunlight: How extreme temps and UV rays trigger “shock proteins” that detoxify cells, fight disease, and boost energy production (yes, you’re basically a houseplant). It's called photo biomodulation.

- 🧠 Brain gains from pain: Why conquering fear (like public speaking or skydiving) rebuilds your mind and body!  

- 🍽️ Fasting Facts: The sweet spot for cellular “cleanup” (also why pairing it with current MAJOR life stress could be a disaster).  There are endless ways to do different fasts.

- ☠️ The dark side of supposed “healthy” habits: How sunscreen, sunglasses, antioxidant pills, and some foods could backfire. 

- 🍻 Why your nightly alcohol is wrecking your gut and brain (and how to make alcohol actually Hormetic).  

**Spoiler**: This isn’t about gritting your teeth through burnout. It’s about pushing your body’s ancient survival codes—using shockingly simple tweaks to turn controlled chaos into fuel.  

👉 Who should listen? Anyone stuck in chronic stress hell, biohackers chasing longevity, gym rats plateauing, or humans who want to stop "surviving" and start "THRIVING".  

**Warning**: This episode might make you cancel your cushy spa day… and book a cryotherapy or sauna session instead. Tap in. Get uncomfortable. BECOME harder to kill.  

Disclaimer: This is not a substitute for medical device. Seek guidance from a medical professional if you believe they can help guide you to better heath. These statements are all my opinions or actual anecdotal accounts. Most all info is directly from science and medical journals but quoting it can still put me at risk. So please do your due diligence before attempting anything discussed without an expert-authoritarian type person who can guide you towards the best future possible for you and the ones you love.

(Available on Apple, Spotify, and most podcasts platforms.)

Ending Song: Man Made Gods/Hard Rock-Metal/ written & produced by (Jason) Jay Scott

Thank you for listening ~ Jay Scott 

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