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A High-Performance Protocol to Alleviate Stress and Optimize Recovery with Dr. Justin Feinstein #270

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What Is Happening When You Take a Benzod?

One in eight Americans over the past year have taken a benzod. Benzodiazepines flood this interoceptive system with what's called GABA, which is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. It specifically targets areas of the brain like the insula and the amygdala that are creating this sense of fear. And so, yes, there is muting from the body down, but it's not allowing you to a feel the fear response.

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