Written by Erica Tissera | Art by MollyAnn Caulfield Hormesis is the backbone of medicine, defined as a biological phenomenon where low-dose exposure (as opposed to high-dose exposure, which is harmful) to a stressor (e.g. toxins, heat, drugs, exercise, fasting, radiation etc) induces an adaptive, beneficial response. In other words, hormesis is the embodiment of … Continue reading Hormesis – What Doesn’t Kill You Does Indeed Make You Stronger