CORTISOL AND YOU
Cortisol is a hormone (steroid) secreted from your adrenal
gland that is located on top of your kidney.
It helps create glucose availability in times of stress
It helps if we are in fight/flight mode
If we cannot control our stress then we have a continuous
fight/flight mode that results in poor sleep, storage of fat and increase
visceral fat
Normal cortisol is high in morning around 7 am and low
around 4 pm. It gets us ready for the day and fades as we get ready to go to bed.
If the 4 pm Cortisol is high you are stressed and will
suffer multiple chronic disease secondary to this.
How do I lower my Cortisol? There is no pill.
You can do it if you learn to change your diet, loose weight
if necessary, increase your activity/exercise, and develop SAHEMs to protect
yourself.
SAHEMs are (Self Applied Health Enhancement Methods) such as
exercise, meditation, yoga, hobbies, deep breathing and great sleep.
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