What is
Cortisol?
Cortisol,
also known as Cortisone and Hydrocortisone, is a
steroid hormone produced in the adrenal gland in
response to stress.
Cortisol
is often referred to as the primary "stress
hormone". In the body,
cortisol is needed
to maintain normal physiological processes during
times of stress - without
cortisol, the body
would not be able to respond effectively to stress.
With an effective
cortisol
metabolism,
cortisol secretion
releases amino acids from muscle, glucose from the
liver and fatty acids from adipose tissue into the
blood stream for use as energy. Normal
cortisol metabolism
undergoes a "diurnal rhythm", meaning that
cortisol levels
vary throughout a 24-hour period, with the highest
levels typically observed in the early morning and
the lowest levels in the early hours (about midnight
- 2am).
Cortisol
levels usually show a rapid drop between 8am and
11am and a continued gradual decline throughout the
day. From those lowest levels around 2am,
cortisol again
begins to rise to help us wake up and prepare for
another stressful day. The normal range for blood
cortisol levels is
a fairly wide range of 6-23 mcg/dl, but these levels
can vary tremendously in response to both physical
and emotional stress, and even following meals.
Cortisol
can have negative effects when either there is too
much
cortisol or the
body is exposed to
cortisol stress on
a regular basis. Scientific evidence shows that
elevated
cortisol levels are
associated with difficultly managing weight,
difficulty feeling relaxed, sugar or carbohydrate
cravings, fatigue, an increasingly negative
perspective, moodiness, increased symptoms of the
menstrual cycle, and increased appetite, weight
gain, irritability, chronic fatigue, anxiety,
depression, weakening of the immune system and
overall poor health.
According to new studies there is
a direct link between stress, tension and excess
belly fat. Stress produces a fat making hormone
called
cortisol. Too much
production of this stress hormone can causes weight
gain.
When the body feels stress it
produces the
cortisol hormone
which tells the body to save energy to fight the
stress. Saving energy means storing fat. The over
production of
cortisol
accelerates the accumulation and storing of excess
body fat, particularly around the waist and stomach
areas. The excess
cortisol also
increases your appetite, prompting the need to eat
larger quantities and cravings for sweets and simple
carbohydrates-foods that make insulin levels spike
and then plummet. This unhealthy activity also makes
one hungrier than normal and increases the urge to
eat more frequently, often resulting in over-eating
of unhealthy or fattening foods.
Why Stress Management?
Stress may cause your body to overproduce a stress
hormone known as "cortisol"
— which may be the cause of so many of our weight
problems. Elevated
cortisol levels may
compromise other hormones, including insulin,
serotonin, and DHEA.
Cortisol
may also decrease our metabolism,
increases hunger and cravings, imbalances blood
sugar (glucose) levels, and ultimately signal the
body to store excess fat.
Cortisol™
is specifically formulated to manage stress,
naturally boost metabolism, curb appetite and
cravings, maintain healthy blood sugar levels, and
help the body burn fat—instead of store it!
Cortisol™
is a safe and natural weight management program when
used as suggested.
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