trueedge.life

Posts tagged #recovery

← All posts
Energy & Recovery

Stress isn't the enemy — chronicity is

The hormesis curve and why acute and chronic stress look identical at the cellular level

A hard workout, a cold plunge, and a difficult problem trigger almost the same physiological response as chronic financial worry. What separates beneficial from damaging is not the magnitude of the stressor but its duration and the recovery that follows it.

#stress #hormesis #recovery #hrv #neuroscience #sleep

By Mick

Read
Energy & Recovery

Sleep is upstream of almost everything

What the evidence supports, what it doesn't, and where the popular discourse has run ahead of the science

The case for treating sleep as a foundational lever is one of the strongest signals in physiology. The case for tracking your REM percentages on a wrist device is considerably weaker. The distinction matters.

#sleep #recovery #circadian #flow #neuroscience #hrv #caffeine #light

By Mick

Read