According to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) “Stress in America” survey, in the last five years, approximately 75% of adults have reported physical or emotional symptoms related to stress. This is a percentage that has risen over the past few decades. This is especially troublesome for the Gen Z population, as the APA reports this generation as having the highest levels of anxiety. The main reported causes for the increased physical symptoms of stress and anxiety are stressors like job insecurity, climate anxiety, debt, and cost of living.

With these rising rates of chronic stress and physical symptoms of stress, we need to start finding ways to lessen or eliminate these sources of stress, says Lane Kennedy. Lane Kennedy is a Nervous System Regulation Coach who uses DNA evidence from her patients to create a personalized lifestyle plan based on their genetic polymorphisms. This week, Lane Kennedy joins our host, Dr. Jonathan Karp, and our producer, Kaya Basatemur, to discuss how she does this and why this is so important for people to know.

To find out more after the episode, you can find Lane Kennedy on her website, https://lanekennedy.com/home. Lane offers remote sessions and appointments, and she also offers a "stress test" that you can take on her website.