The Stress Paradox: & What it Means for Gut Health

04/24/25 • 31 min

We've been conditioned to think that all stress is harmful, but science now shows that certain kinds of stress are not only beneficial, but necessary for optimal health. By cultivating the right kind of stress, you are healing, repairing, and regenerating your body. In this episode I'm joined by physician and author of The Stress Paradox Dr. Sharon Bergquist to discuss how stress can improve your gut and overall health.

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The Gutbliss Podcast - The Stress Paradox: & What it Means for Gut Health

Transcript

On today's show, we are talking stress with one of the experts. Dr. Sharon Bergquist is an internal medicine physician. She's a professor and she runs a lifestyle medicine program at Emory. She's been involved in multiple clinical trials, including the NIH funded Emory Healthy Brain Study. She is the author of the brand new book, The Stress Paradox, and this is an incredible book. It focuses on so many things, but if I had to sort of summarize it, I would say it is about the power that we all