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Sep 26, 2025 Feeling the Monday blues? It's more than just a bad start—stress levels and heart risk may spike! Tune in as the hosts dissect Meta's cringe-worthy AI glasses demo and explore urgent calls for regulating AI. Plus, they delve into the high-stakes drama of TikTok's potential sale and control. And don't miss the fascinating study revealing a brain switch that governs eating in mice, shedding light on how hormones influence behavior. All this combines for a captivating conversation on modern dilemmas!
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Monday Blues Have Real Health Costs
- Regular, recurring Monday stress correlates with real physiological risk, including ~19% more heart attacks and higher cortisol levels.
- Utrecht and Hong Kong studies used hair and medical records to show Monday blues are more than mere excuses.
Hair Cortisol Reveals Chronic Monday Stress
- Hair cortisol analysis reveals people who dread Mondays have 20–25% higher chronic cortisol in hair samples.
- That physiological pattern persists even for retirees, suggesting broader life-rhythm causes.
Try Basic Wellbeing To Ease Monday Stress
- Try lifestyle measures: maintain healthy sleep, exercise, diet and practice mindfulness to reduce weekday stress.
- Researchers offer these as general tips while noting more targeted solutions need more study.