hormetic
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- /hɔrˈmɛtɪk/
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- The concept of a hormetic response suggests that small amounts of toxins can stimulate beneficial biological changes.
- hormetic dose
- hormetic effect
- hormetic response
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Watch on YouTubeSo the body does need to have a hormetic stress.
- So the body does need to have a hormetic stress.
- It's additionally, another type of hormetic stressor is actually heat stress.
- Apply a hormetic stress, stress the body so that it strengthens.
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Some researchers believe that low doses of certain chemicals can have a hormetic effect on health.
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And we've got some pretty obvious hormetic dose-response curves that include some relatively high control values, suggesting some underlying endocrine activity.
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So the body does need to have a hormetic stress.
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The first report on hormetic effects in algae appeared more than 100 years ago.
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It's additionally, another type of hormetic stressor is actually heat stress.
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Apply a hormetic stress, stress the body so that it strengthens.
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As I was reading the paper, in addition to noting the hormetic dose-response curves, I noted something else:
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And so hormetic stressors and really the way that we create these healthy mitochondria is by stressing our cells.
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Presuming those are working properly, we should be able to handle some exposure to toxins, and there's even an argument to be made that such exposure has a beneficial, hormetic effect.
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More recently published hormetic effects include A-bomb survivors' apparent lower-than-normal incidence of leukemia and their greater longevity.
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Etymology
Hormetic comes from the Greek root hormē, meaning 'impulse' or 'to set in motion', and it shares this root with the familiar word hormone. So a hormetic effect is like a small push that wakes up the body's defenses and helps you, while a much larger push can be harmful.