Ways to Lower Cortisol Levels Naturally

You may be able to lower your levels of cortisol with exercise, sufficient sleep, and a nutritious diet.

Cortisol is a stress hormone the adrenal glands release. It helps your body deal with stressful situations, as your brain triggers its release through the sympathetic nervous system — the “fight or flight” system — in response to many different kinds of stress.

While the short-term release of cortisol can help you run quickly from danger, when cortisol levels are too high for too long, this hormone can hurt you more than it helps.

Over time, this can lead to an array of health issues such as weight gain, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, insomnia or difficulty sleeping, mood irregularities, and low energy levels.

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[aaroncarter]

Never found a doctor that would actually test cortisol levels. They'd just roll their eyes and give you and another appointment for six months.

[christykambeel]

And who does the work and house keeping???
Or kids...

Where do you dump the stress

[hectorp]

I asked for blood work for my cortisol levels and doc denied. I said I'm experiencing stress and anxiety, "those aren't valid symptoms" 🤬

[CaitlynNicole-fe]

I wish people would make videos for low cortisol. I can’t ever find any good information on it bc it’s not as common as high cortisol. :(

[statethis]

Would be nice to get 8hrs sleep, I can get maybe 5 or 6 if I'm lucky

[GinaR]

The only doctors that will test your cortisol is an endocrinologist. And most don't test it.

[tanjacorprew]

What do they check for cortisol levels because I tell my doctor that I think it's off nothing

[rachelsukeforth]

Meditate a few hours a week...um what does that mean?

[grantjones]

Just get a good eight hours of sleep! Not with high cortisol 🙄

[jungwleee]

So basically healthy life style solves it

[elizblablah]

As if that was easy sleeping when you can't, meditating when you're stressed, eating your fruits ans veggie sin this economy
:')

[Queensunshine]

Well stress don’t disappear in 2 weeks cuz you eating healthy
But nice film otherwise