Our bodies (and also our minds) were meant to be challenged, and sometimes, in our comfortable society, the challenges aren’t there. It’s okay: we can orchestrate a few challenges fairly easily to get all the advantages of our systems being taxed as designed -- advantages which include enhanced health, feeling great, slowing aging and building our resilience! Also, stay for the shout-outs and more!   LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information Coach Carolyn on Clubhouse: @stepstowellness wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com   RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) HORMESIS: STRESSORS IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH Wellness While Walking Ep. 32 -- Dr. Elizabeth Boham Wellness While Walking Ep. 33 -- Dr. Elizabeth Boham, Part 2 Wellness While Walking Ep. 71 -- Telomeres How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, Paul Tough. Paul Tough: Our Children Need More Adversity video Rhabdomyolysis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, webmd.com What ACEs/PCEs Do You Have? acestoohigh.com Hormesis, wikipedia.org By the Way, Doctor: Could Swimming in Cool Water Give Me a Heart Attack? health.harvard.edu Cold Showers: A Scientist Explains if They Are As Good For You as Wim Hof (The Iceman) Suggests, theconversaion.com The Huberman Lab Podcast (many episodes deal with hormetic stressors), hubermanlab.com Hormesis: The Key to Understanding Why Stressors Are a Good Thing, wimhofmethod.com What Is Whole Body Cryotherapy? webmd.com What Are the Benefits of Cryotherapy? medicalnewstoday.com Blogcast: A Masterclass in Hormesis, wimhofmethod.com Restore Cryotherapy (a wellness center's offering), restore.com How Brown Fat Improves Metabolism, nih.gov Hormetic Stress: Could HIIT, Hot Saunas, and Cold Showers be the Anxiety-Busters We Need In Difficult Times? theguardian.com Rhonda Patrick is Back: Joe Rogan Experience, podcastnotes.org Hormetic Effects of Phytochemicals on Health and Longevity, researchgate.net Xenohormesis Underlies the Anti-Aging and Healthy Properties of Olive Polyphenols, sciencedirect.com What Doesn’t Kill Plants May Make Us Stronger, nutritionfacts.org The Role of Hormesis in Life Extenstion By Dietary Restriction, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Why Certain Plant Compounds May Mimic Dietary Restriction, nutritionfacts.org The Phytoprotective Agent Sulforaphane Prevents Inflammatory Degenerative Diseases and Age-Related Pathologies via Nrf2-Mediated Hormesis, sciencedirect.com What to Eat for Health and Longevity, drhyman.com The Benefits and Risks of the Hormetic Effects of Dietary Isothiocyanates on Cancer Prevention, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov HOW TO RATE AND REVIEW WELLNESS WHILE WALKING How to Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts on Your iOS Device Open Apple Podcast App (purple app icon that says Podcasts). Go to the icons at the bottom of the screen and choose “search” Search for “Wellness While Walking” Click on the SHOW, not the episode. Scroll all the way down to “Ratings and Reviews” section Click on “Write a Review” (if you don’t see that option, click on “See All” first) Then you will be able to rate the show on a five-star scale (5 is highest rating) and write a review! Thank you! I so appreciate this!   How to Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts on a Computer  VisitWellness While Walking page on Apple Podcasts in your web browser (search for Apple Podcasts or click here)  https://www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/ Click on “Listen on Apple Podcasts” or “Open the App” This will open Apple Podcasts and put in search bar at top left “Wellness While Walking” This should bring you to the show, not a particular episode – click on the show’s artwork Scroll down until you see “Rating and Reviews” Click on “See All” all the way to the right, near the Ratings and Review Section and its bar chart To leave a written review, please click on “Write a Re