Cortisol and stress

Cortisol is a hormone, and it is made in the gut. Cortisol is a hormone that is made in response to stress. 

 

Stress and too little sleep can impact your mood, and your weight. Research shows that chronic high stress can prevent you from losing weight, or even help you gain weight even if you exercise and eat a healthy diet. When you have stress, your body releases adrenaline, in a burst of energy. Then the body releases cortisol which signals your body to replenish the energy with calories –even if you haven’t burned too many. This can result in strong feelings of hunger and cravings. Cortisol also impacts testosterone and muscle mass, resulting in slowing metabolism.

 

Lack of sleep can also increase cortisol levels, which in turn again make you hungry and crave sweets or salty snacks.

While daily life may be stressful, small changes in how we handle stress, eating right, and working to get enough sleep can help us fight cravings and balance our hormones to fight fat.

 

Since 95% of our serotonin is in our gut – Fiber Pro and our shake (which has a prebiotic fiber) may help you sleep better. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170225102123.htm

 

I have found that the PowerOx combined with the Fiber Pro has been helpful in balancing hunger hormones (leptin, grehlin, adiponencten) and it may help cortisol too.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410136/

Power Ox info https://www.fluid.app/s/0b1ad1 

Rhodiola also relieves anxiety, suppresses cortisol and provides overall resistance to general stressors. Rhodiola rosea extract has demonstrated some anti-aging and anti-inflammatory functions in recent studies.

The Ignite may also help improve sleep as MCT’’s are fuel for the brain.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2869.1998.00083.x/pdf

 

http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/rhodiola-rosea-helps-with-mood-focus-energy-and-more/

Info on Ignite https://www.fluid.app/s/8403cc

 

Also avoid caffeine after 2pm – and that should help.

 

Other foods that can help cortisol

1. Avocados - Avocados are rich in nutrients like B vitamins, vitamins C and E, and magnesium. All of these can help balance out the side effects of cortisol.

 

2. Bananas - are loaded with nutrients like potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C. They’re also a source of tryptophan — an amino acid that’s important for brain function. Tryptophan is used to make serotonin, a chemical messenger that helps regulate mood, sleep, and gut health. 

 

Tryptophan may also affect cortisol levels directly. A small study showed that tryptophan lowered cortisol levels in some people.

 

3. Leafy greens – can help reduce cortisol levels and boost gut health. 

 

Avoid sugars as those can feed the bad bacteria in the gut.

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