Supporting normal blood pressure levels –While more research is needed on this subject, it’s generally been observed that high cortisol levels can elevate your blood pressure. As such, researchers assume that the opposite may also be true. Regulating blood sugar levels –When your body is funct...
Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses and return them to fasting levels slower in oral contraceptive users. Sugar can increase reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage cells and tissues. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, inability to concentrate and crankiness in children. Sug...
Cortisol regulates blood sugar, suppresses inflammation, regulates metabolism, is involved in our circadian rhythms and influences the fight-or-flight reaction. It's essential for survival. Becausecortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone, and most of our body tissue has glucocorticoid receptors, cortisol ca...
This time the man’s soft, irritatingly delightful voice pisses me off, but I remain polite, despite my anxiety rising. “No problem at all, in two hours, we have a bus that will take you right here; you can catch it at the corner of 34th street. Take a walk around the city ...
FIRE THEM (tell ’em to shut it) Easier said than done, but if you find yourself overcome with stress, anxiety, self-doubt and tons of negativity, maybe it’s time to fire the inner critic. I talk a lot more about “The Narrative...
Can chronic stress and anxiety bring on fibromyalgia? Can chronic stress cause constipation? Can chronic stress cause hot flashes? Does chronic stress cause colds? Does hypothyroidism cause atrophic gastritis? Are hypothyroidism and celiac disease related? Can chronic stress cause liver damage? Can chro...
which leads to the symptoms of menopause. The most common symptoms are: Changes to your periods. Your periods become irregular during perimenopause (the run up to menopause) and then stop altogether. Hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, low mood, mood swings, brain fog and forgetfulness set in...
Insomnia becomes increasingly common for women during menopause—and I see it present different symptoms from one woman to another. Some women may have new difficulty falling asleep, often the result ofstress, anxiety, and a racing mind. Many women find themselves waking more often in the night...
Excessive progesterone and its reactive metabolites can lead to toxicity symptoms including immune suppression, depression, heart palpitation, anxiety, liver pain, sore joints, constipation, dry skin, kidney pains, insulin resistance, high blood sugar, extreme thirst, and the extreme urgency to urinate...
Omega-3 fats might help to reduce the symptoms ofclinical anxiety, concluded a recent review and meta-analysis of 19 clinical trials involving over 2,200 participants from 11 countries. Consuming high amounts of these fatty acids in fish may helpprotect us from depression, too, according to ot...