Platt Wellness Blog — cortisol

It’s that time of the year again – the holidays coming up, the weather getting cooler, family gatherings and our good intentions for the upcoming New Year. I think that part of the problem with regard to shedding pounds is that many people have to contend with two factors that provide negative reinforcement – one, whatever they are doing is not working, or two, that they do achieve some weight loss, but as soon as they stop what they are doing, it comes right back on. Here’s the really unfair part: sleep problems, menopause, and perimenopause go hand in hand....

By considering adrenaline as equally powerful as other hormones in daily life, adrenaline can be used to tweak the body’s chemistry to live a more comfortable lifestyle.

With stress comes adrenaline and excess adrenaline raises cortisol. The first action of cortisol is to raise sugar levels which, accordingly, raises insulin levels.  So now there are two hormones raising sugar levels, stimulating insulin release, creating fat.