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Your labs came back normal, but you're up at 4 AM running numbers you already ran, snapping at your kids, and crashing by 3 PM. That's not aging. That's chronic stress, a load your body has carried for years without the recovery it needs.

Stress isn't the enemy. You need it to succeed. The problem is that your nervous system never gets the signal that you're safe, so it keeps burning energy, driving inflammation, and speeding up aging.

In this video, I sit down with Dr. Stephen Sideroff, a clinical psychologist on the UCLA faculty in psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences with a joint appointment in rheumatology. He's spent 40 years on stress, addiction, and resilience, and he wrote The Nine Pillars of Resilience. We break down how to reduce stress fast and what chronic stress is really doing to men over 40.

In this video, we cover:
• Why chronic stress is the master hallmark of aging, and how it affects all 12 known hallmarks, including telomere length.
• How stress fuels addiction, and why the evening drink makes it harder for your body to relax on its own.
• Why you're exhausted in the afternoon but can't fall asleep at night.
• The mindset switch for your drive home, the 15 minute relaxation he uses for burnout recovery, and how to find your stress sweet spot.

Mentioned Links:
The 9 Pillars of Resilience: The Proven Path to Master Stress, Slow Aging, and Increase Vitality by Dr. Stephen I. Sideroff: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D153F9KJ?...
Chronic Stress: The Master Hallmark of Aging: https://www.aurummedicalpublishing.co...
GlycanAge: https://glycanage.com/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro
2:18 - From Psychology to Rheumatology
5:17 - How Stress Fuels Addiction
8:51 - How Stress Speeds Up Aging
10:35 - Your Nervous System Out of Balance
16:28 - Getting on the Path
18:28 - Tired by Day, Wired at Night
27:32 - Why the Evening Drink Backfires
29:56 - Switching Off After Work
32:27 - Recovering From Burnout
38:12 - Rapid Fire Questions
45:24 - Final Takeaways

About Zac Armstrong & No Hype, Just Standards: Zac Armstrong is a former Marine, Naval Officer, and F-18 Pilot who coaches executives and high-performing leaders to optimize their biological systems, overcome burnout, and achieve peak physical and mental performance using precision data.

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