Stressing out male rats every day for 12 weeks made their stress hormone levels more than double, showing the stress method really works.

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Effects of physical training on the metabolic profile of rats exposed to chronic restraint stress

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2024

The study used the same stress routine described in the claim and found the exact same rise in stress hormone levels, so it supports that the stress method works as stated.

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Effects of physical training on the metabolic profile of rats exposed to chronic restraint stress

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DOI: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2024.100411

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