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Decision-Making Under Conditions of Chronic Stress with Delia McCabe, PhD | Ep 6

No Way Out

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The Effects of Alcohol on the Central Nervous System

Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Coffee does increase your focus and concentration because after the dopamine release, that dopamine is converted into adrenaline. The sympathetic nervous system is actually more sensitive than the parasympathetic nervous system. So our stress response is more sensitive because we were meant to use it less often. But what's happening with most people today? They're using external compounds like alcohol and even cannabis to calm down and bring in PNS activity. And then on top of that, those choices, alcohol and coffee lead to poor food choices.

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