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Regulating Cortisol for Wellness and Rediscovering Everyday Joy
In today’s modern, fast-paced world, we often find ourselves chasing after the elusive concept of happiness. However, we may be overlooking the key role our hormonal health plays in our overall well-being and our ability to find joy in everyday life. One of the most important hormones in this regard is cortisol. Known as the ‘stress hormone,’ cortisol plays a vital role in various body functions. However, an imbalance in this hormone can significantly impact our physical and mental health. Modern lifestyle, including exposure to toxins and blue light, along with other stressors, can throw our cortisol levels off balance. This can lead to various issues, ranging from weight gain…
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Adrenal Fatigue aka Burnout
Today’s #podcastpick is from The Balanced Bites Podcast, Episode #15 Adrenal Fatigue, Part 1. You can listen here. Your adrenal glands are located on top of your kidneys, they are responsible for producing & releasing cortisol (the stress hormone). Prolonged elevated cortisol levels (high stress levels) can lead to adrenal fatigue. Symptoms Fatigue, headache, weakened immune system, afternoon slump, feeling full/bloated, blurred vision, dizziness, hemorrhoids or varicose veins. Hitting the snooze button several times or feel like you can’t get out of bed. Feeling like you need to drink coffee/caffeine all day long because can’t stay awake. Not feeling recovered 20-30mins after a workout. Causes/Effects Unstable blood sugar levels: if…
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Cortisol/Thyroid/Interpreting Labs
I love to listen to & learn from podcasts. We live in a time where there is an endless amount of free information at our fingertips, and I like to take full advantage. I’ll be doing some #podcastpick posts and writing a summary for you all. I’ll include my biggest take aways/action items from the episode as well as a link to where you can listen to the episode for yourself if you wish. For today’s #podcastpick I’m listening to What the Func? Season 1 Episode 30 HORMONES, featuring Dr. Kyrin Dunston, MD which you can find here Biggest topics of the conversation: Cortisol, thyroid dysfunction, and interpreting lab results.…
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