Is Cortisol Hurting You or Helping You?
Mar 27, 2026 · 28 min · YouTube
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0:03Welcome to Chasing Life.
0:05You know, we've all been there.
0:06Heart is pounding, your blood is pumping, your breath starts to shake.
0:11Might sort of feel like a predator is chasing you, except there is no predator.
0:16You're just late for work.
0:17You're just stuck in a traffic jam.
0:20Okay, now think about that experience.
0:22That very intense feeling that's washing over you.
0:25That is your cortisol at work.
0:28Cortisol.
0:29That's a so-called stress hormone.
0:32Maybe something that you've heard of.
0:34And if you go online, you'll see that it gets blamed for just about everything nowadays.
0:39Weight gain, bad sleep, mood swings, hypertension, infertility, even diabetes.
0:47But how much of that is really true?
0:50Well, today's guest is going to help me navigate the reality of what may be one of the most misunderstood hormones, Dr.
0:57Robert Sapolsky.
0:59He's a neuroscientist, a biologist.
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