Elissa Epel, PhD - All Videos
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People don't make good eating decisions when they are under stress. In this video, Elissa Epel, PhD, associate professor...1:20 -
Mindfulness allows you to focus on what and how you're eating instead of on other things like stress, says Elissa Epel,...2:43 -
Stress can cause us to eat more and seek out foods that may be calorie dense. In this video, Elissa Epel, PhD, associate...1:36 -
Early trauma is often ignored as a source of long-term stress. But there are irreversible changes that can happen in...1:16 -
The early months of development are critical for developing neuropathways to stress responses. In this video, Elissa...1:17 -
How we respond to stress is developed while in the womb, says Elissa Epel, PhD, associate professor of Psychiatry at...2:11 -
For normal everyday stressors, medication is ineffective. In this video, Elissa Epel, PhD, associate professor of Psy...0:46 -
There are many mind-body activities that reduce stress. People need to find the type of stress management that works...1:49 -
Stress can wreak havoc on your health. Developing stress relief and prevention strategies can help, says Elissa Epel,...3:03 -
Telomeres (strings of DNA that protect chromosomes) shorten due to stress. the enzyme telomerase can lengthen them again....1:20 -
The relationship between stress and cancer is very complex, says Elissa Epel, PhD, associate professor of Psychiatry...0:50 -
Telomeres are strings of DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes. Chronic stress causes damage to the telomeres. In...1:04 -
The stress response can affect our bodies all the way down to a cellular level, says Elissa Epel, PhD, associate professor...1:57 -
Symptoms of stress can be nearly any biological or psychological reaction to a stressor, says Elissa Epel, PhD, associate...0:59 -
Stress can be caused by simple things and major events. It can even have a positive effect, says Elissa Epel, PhD, as...1:34 -
Stress is a natural part of human life. The stress response is part of our hardwiring, says Elissa Epel, PhD, associate...1:40