cortisol

“People say, oh, that's the stress hormone. No, it's not. It's a hormone that ha it's a hormone that is secreted in what we call stress, but basically glu, what cortisol does is it gets glucose into your blood really fast so that cells can use it really fast.”

“That's not a placebo effect. That's a real effect of the release of cortisol and adrenaline into your body. The release of dopamine is controlled by light, powerful neuromodulator that makes you feel good.”

“There, it turns out that there's a chemical that trees release, Shane, called phytoncides. Have you heard of this? P-H-Y-T-O-N-C-I-D-E-S. Phytoncides. When you're out in nature, Not when you're on a treadmill looking at a picture of the Muir Trail. I'm talking…”

“To the degree that I almost lost my right eye as a result of excess cortisol in my system.”