Dr. Sam Madeira, NMDThe Dr. Madeira Show · Episode 4
What is the HPA axis? How chronic stress affects you
How chronic stress affects the body, and how to recognize it.
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In this episode
- What the HPA (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal) axis is
- Common signs of chronic stress, such as poor sleep, anxiety, weight gain and low thyroid function
- How chronic stress relates to many common chronic conditions
- Ways to make your stress response work for you
About the host
Dr. Sam Madeira, NMD is a licensed naturopathic physician in Arizona, Montana and Washington, focused on environmental medicine and complex chronic illness. Learn more about this topic: How care works →
Podcast episodes are educational conversations and reflect the views of the speakers at the time they were recorded. They are not individual medical advice.
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