Your hypothalamus is the part of your brain that regulates critical bodily functions like your appetite. A National Institutes of Health study found that when you express kindness or feel gratitude, your hypothalamus floods your brain with dopamine. This gives you a natural high, motivating you to do good and express gratitude even more.

UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center found that regularly expressing gratitude changes the molecular structure of your brain, keeps your gray matter functioning, and makes you healthier and happier.

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How do you do manage your stress response for higher brain performance? 

You might be surprised to find relief can come from simple decision making, endurance building, and good sleep.  

Today I’m excited to welcome back our special guest, Dr. Greg Kelly. He is a Naturopathic Physician (N.D.), lead product formulator, and author. 

In this episode, Dr. Greg uses the analogy of “the straw that broke the camel’s back” to help you understand how stress works in your lives. There are ways to remove straws that allow you to manage any stress response of life in a healthier way.