Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So if you are stressed, this rhythm is still there but this whole fluctuation is elevated. And genes are overexpressed in a stressful situation or underexpressed because cortisol can also switch these things off.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So if you are stressed, this rhythm is still there but this whole fluctuation is elevated. And genes are overexpressed in a stressful situation or underexpressed because cortisol can also switch these things off.
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You know, things like chronic stress... [Satchin]: Yeah. [Rhonda]: ...that can activate cortisol and, you know, this can lead to dysregulation of, you know, 20% of the human genome...