Build a regular stress-management practice and use in-the-moment tools to calm the nervous system when stress spikes. Common approaches include mindfulness, meditation, relaxation, prayer, counseling, physiological sighs, NSDR, and other quick down-regulation techniques. The goal is to lower chronic cortisol and adrenaline so stress is less likely to disrupt sleep, hormones, training, skin, fertility, and overall metabolic health.
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“So there's stress and stress optimization that has to do with cortisol, that has to do with your mental health, that has to do with societal health and collective health of your family as well.”
huberman · Essentials: How to Optimize Your Hormones for Health & Vitality | Dr. Kyle Gillett · Dec 25, 2025 · 3:29 · open ↗