Also see:
Low Blood Sugar Basics
Stress — A Shifting of Resources
Ray Peat, PhD on Low Blood Sugar & Stress Reaction
Belly Fat, Cortisol, and Stress
Stress, Portrait of a Killer – Full Documentary (2008)
Stress and Aging: The Glucocorticoid Cascade Hypothesis
Sugar (Sucrose) Restrains the Stress Response
W.D. Denckla, A.V. Everitt, Hypophysectomy, & Aging
Removal of the Pituitary: Slows Aging and Hardening of Collagen
Common features of stereotypical/non-specific stress response:
Hypothalamus stimulates pituitary to secrete ACTH
Secretion of corticoids by adrenal cortex
Secretion of adrenaline by adrenal medulla
Adrenal enlargement
Atrophy of thymus and lymph nodes
Inhibition of inflammatory reactions
Production of sugar
Development of peptic ulcers in stomach and intestines
From Chapter 1 of “Stress without Distress” by Hans Selye.
