Huberman Lab Clips(@HLPClips):Stress is anabolic when you believe it helps you: - Chronic stress and chronically elevated cortisol do reduce testosterone and estrogen, diminish sleep and immunity - But when you're informed that stress enhances performance, it becomes anabolic - It drives deployment of androgens and estrogens instead of draining them - It also supports cortisol regulation in a way that sharpens your cognition Same stress. Different belief. Different hormonal outcome. @hubermanlab

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2026.10.04 18:04

Stress is anabolic when you believe it helps you: - Chronic stress and chronically elevated cortisol do reduce testosterone and estrogen, diminish sleep and immunity - But when you're informed that stress enhances performance, it becomes anabolic - It drives deployment of androgens and estrogens instead of draining them - It also supports cortisol regulation in a way that sharpens your cognition Same stress. Different belief. Different hormonal outcome. @hubermanlab