180 | The Direct Link Between Stress and Illness with Cort Davies
Today on Mastering Midlife:
● Cort’s own battle with cancer fueled his passion for answers
● How too much adrenaline effects our bodies
● Stress, like obesity, is a co-morbidly that makes everything related to health, worse.
● The consumer and success driven “hedonic” culture
● Stress over our health food is almost as bad as the unhealthy foods we are avoiding.
● Learn what psychoneuroimmunology means and why we should care.
Cort joins us to share his research and his personal experience on the links between illness and chronic stress. More importantly he shares his passion for the habits, practices and mindset shifts that can help create an environment more conducive to prevention and healing. No matter the state of your health, this conversation will defiantly impact your well-being.
“We live in a world for which our body was not designed to handle. The amount of stress we get on a day to day basis, is making us sick.” – Cort Davies
Cort Davies was diagnosed with malignant paraganglioma in November of 2017. He was given just three years to live. Instead of folding under the intense stress of having a late-stage cancer, Cort set out on a mission to save his own life.
After 7 surgeries, half of his bladder removed, and almost being paralyzed, Cort realized his biggest challenge was actually his greatest opportunity. He also realized that chronic stress was a major deterrent in healing for millions of cancer patients, including himself.
He has recently brought light to this subject in a Ted X Talk and launched a book and is in the midst of producing a cancer summit and multi part documentary to try to impact millions of cancer patients around the world by giving them the necessary tools to help them manage stress on their journey.
Studies show, 1 in ever 2 cancer is significantly distressed. The combination of extreme stress and low social support has was related to a nine fold increase in breast cancer according to a study by UCLA.
Connect with Cort:
● 1 Habit to Beat Cancer – Book
● 1 Habit to Beat Cancer Global Online Summit – 35 Expert and Inspirational Interviews
Social Media:
https://www.facebook.com/1HabitBeatCancer
https://www.instagram.com/1habittobeatcancer
https://www.instagram.com/cortdavies/
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