ICYMI: Stress Response & the Neuroendocrine System

GW Integrative Medicine

Today's guest is Andrew Heyman, MD, Fellowship Director, Integrative Medicine Programs (INTM), at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Founding medical director of the INTM Programs, Dr. Heyman is an expert on stress response and neuroendocrine system. We discuss the physiologic stress response, evaluate the impact of cortisol on nervous and immune system, examine common illnesses in the context of hypocortisol states that mediated disease progression and prognosis, and treatment strategies. Dr. Heyman's research interests include the stress response and neuroendocrinology, cardiometabolic disease, men’s health, and clinical outcome research methodologies. (Originally published in April 2019) ◘ Related Content Chronic Stress and the HPA Axis: Clinical Assessment and Therapeutic Considerations bit.ly/3hYgJk0 The effects of chronic stress on health: new insights into the molecular mechanisms of brain–body communication bit.ly/31YXl0T Understanding the stress response: Chronic activation of this survival mechanism impairs health bit.ly/3jFVYKm ◘ Transcript bit.ly/2QVe12R ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.