{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Method - Health in the Real World","title":"Building a resilient body and mind: the science of stress, adaptation, and recovery, with Dr. Elaine Lee","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2976,"description":"We talk about resilience all the time, and yet that term still seems elusive. What does it mean in biological terms? Is it a sense? A neurological process? An emotion? Can we get better at being resilient? And more importantly: can we use resilience as a tool to live better and longer?\n\nIn this episode, Greg and Charlie sit down with Dr. Elaine Lee, Professor of Molecular Biology and Applied Genetics at the University of Connecticut, where she also directs the Human Performance Laboratory. Elaine's research focuses on the physiology and genetics of resilience; how our bodies respond and adapt to stress, and how we can enhance our capacity to cope with it. Her work spans exercise, heat stress, human performance, and she has a particular interest in translating the science into tools for everyday life. This is why we wanted her to join us on the Method.\nIn our science segment today, Elaine explains how resilience works in our body. It doesn’t just mean “bouncing back”, but getting better at coping. Greg and Elaine will discuss the concept of hormesis: the idea that by microdosing stress, we could train our bodies to recover better, and be less susceptible to panic. Elaine will also delve into the science of heat acclimation and the remarkable changes the body undergoes when exposed to heat regularly. We will then discuss how softer and less biology-oriented factors like relationships or positive self-talk can play their part too.\nIn the practice segment, Elaine, Greg, and Charlie get into what this means for daily life. Including:\nWhy recovery matters to build better resilience day-to-day (21:32)\nSigns that you’re pushing your body beyond its stress capacities (24:00)\nHow to use a wearable to enhance resilience (27:22)\nHow to build heat tolerance using a sauna or steam room if you've never tried it before (28:34)\n\nFinally, in the experience section, we turn to your listener questions. We hear from listeners who are trying to bring more mindfulness into a busy life,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c6ypnx0JQE1JWxTnltulvgV2WOBVgiujrfWR7NGWuFo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YjM5/NmQzNmM1MTQ3M2Zi/ZWFhZmU2NzQ3MDNm/ZjU5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}