The 4 Major Types of Stress

Stress is one of the biggest causes of mortality, morbidity in our country. It can impact the risk of heart disease, dementia, cancer, gut issues. But what is stress? There's actually four kinds of major kinds of stress. Most of us think about perceived stress, like getting the kids to school, dealing with individuals, you know, getting phone calls from salespeople, you know, whatnot. But that's just one of the four quadrants of stress that comes to our consciousness. The other type of stress, one of the other next ones, is actually related to sugar. Glycemic stress, the foods you eat and how they affect modulation of sugar. That can actually be a massive stressor as well. Other one is circadian rhythm or sleep, wake cycle stressors. So not getting enough sleep, going to bed with the lights on, getting blue light exposure, waking up too early, that's another major stressor that can impact your health. And the last one is inflammation. Inflammation can be a massive stressor that affects cortisol, affects your brain function, HPA axis, so inflammation, and that's a whole host of things from your gut function to the food you eat, to the environment, to the area breathe. So remember, stress is not just, you know.