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Sep 2017
14m 25s

Cortisol Awakening, Exercising During Pr...

The Cosmic Shambles Network
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In this episode, Bruce presents talks from Dr. Robin Law, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Westminster who tell us about the cortical awakening response, Amanda De Salvatore from Lancaster University who explains why more pregnant women need information about the benefits of exercise and Aska Sukuata of the University of Chichester who studie ... Show More
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