"The Surprising Impact of Stress on Biological Aging and Physical Health, Explained by a Doctor"

A psychiatrist specializing in psychosomatic medicine explains the links between toxic stress and biological aging, highlighting the detrimental effects of persistent high stress on health. Toxic stress can lead to accelerated aging and the onset of chronic illnesses, with research showing that it ages people in a comparable way to smoking and low socioeconomic status. Recognizing and managing stress is crucial, and lifestyle medicine approaches have shown promise in retraining dysregulated stress response systems and improving health outcomes for those with stress-related conditions.