5 Signs You Have HIGH Cortisol (and don't know it)

High levels of cortisol can have negative effects on the body if cortisol levels are chronically elevated over long periods of time. So here are 5 signs that you may have prolonged, elevated cortisol levels!

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Timestamps ⏱

0:00 - Intro
2:12 - 3 Reasons Why Your Cortisol Levels Might Be High
3:23 - What Can You Expect if Your Cortisol is High?
3:42 - Weight Gain in These Areas
5:17 - Altered Mood
6:19 - Muscle Weakness (over time)
7:20 - Skin is Changing/Wound Healing Patterns are Different
8:36 - Thinning Hair
9:18 - Sleep Patterns
10:29 - Recap

[michellemorrison]

Cortisol is a real issue, a lot of people do not address this and how sleep impacts your weight loss. I feel like weight loss doctors focus a lot on your exercise and diet habits and when you stall or start gaining weight, they forget about cortisol. So informative! Been dealing with this myself.

[missjem]

Thank you for this! This has helped shed light on the issues I’ve been having the past two years. Drs. Have given me generic answers to gut, skin issues and deny it’s high cortisol or stress. Thank you 🙏, thank k you!

[Jacobwv]

Best thing you can do when you don’t feel up to par is to start fasting. It regulates just about anything and everything. My best advice. Love to all.

[tinaperez]

Can this be a part 1 and 2 series? 2 being the things to do about it?

[nancyramski]

❤ I needed this information very helpful thank you 😊

[larryvillarreal]

Ashwaganda …..I hope I spelled that right but that’s helped me with mine and now I sleep great and moods are so much better, more calm and relaxed throughout the day as well. 👍👍👍👍

[shanazsingh]

Thank you for the information on cortisol.

[debbiekotch]

cortisol is very serious. It can definitely sneak up on you. I'm always trying different techniques to keep my stress levels low.

[larx]

Excellent info here Thomas, where does coffee fit into the cortisol story?

[estelagraciamedrano]

Lot of cortisol breaks your endocrine system, your thyroid, have liver isuess= hipotiroidism, insuline resistence. You have to make a relax process daily, drink & eat that relax, calm you!! And go to a Functional MD. The Best you can get!! And sleep the more, Best you can. Stress causes conditions we have to Learn, cure holistically with Homeopathic Medicine for example, soft & efective workouts like Tai Chi etc Unlearn "pain is gain"

[coldseamonster]

I have high cortisol. Trying to increase mass and not go over 15% body fat is way hard.

[Ficktao]

So, what now? If we have elevated cortisol levels, what can we do?

[keaco]

New subscriber here. Thanks for the videos I’ve been loving them. Do you have any on the meatless “meat” out there like Beyond Burgers, etc…?

[booboobearify]

Intermittent fasting raised my adrenals and feel Much better no longer fasting

[lewynld]

I agree with some of the other comments. You are actually talking about a pathogenic process here. If someone is so far down the road the he has developed a "moon face" or other symptoms you mention, he needs to go to a doctor. This goes beyond stress. You are describing a disease state which requires medical intervention.

[armorel]

The symptoms of extremely high cortisol levels being described here are not just “stress” related. Thomas is describing in detail Cushing Syndrome which if you are not taking external cortisone is being caused either by a pituitary adenoma or lung tumour. More importantly the symptoms which include high blood pressure, pre diabetes/ diabetes, a large round stomach, moon face, low drive and anxiety are also common symptoms for people with metabolic syndrome. You cannot just go test cortisol levels the way you would for glucose, cortisol levels vary a lot. There are in fact three consecutive tests used to diagnose high cortisol and this should be done under the supervision of an endocrinologist. High test results are typically followed by a suppression test and MRI to confirm the diagnosis. Thomas is giving selective unqualified medical advice here equating stress to symptoms that could have far more profound causes.

[Curt_Randall]

another one is vision impairment from what is called CSR (central serous retinopathy), often in just one eye and is most common in men who have high stress or do steroids. Excess cortisol can cause fluid buildup in the retina.

[Erinski]

Thomas: "If your limbs are lean..."
Me: "Okay, I'm definitely safe from high cortisol."

[marcomanuel]

Low carb diet in combination with working out caused high cortisol in me.. back to moderate/high amount of carbs (300g) and feel waaay better again

[phoenixfly]

Thanks for video. I have been monitoring my weight everyday. I gain weight so fast and lose only by fasting. Can you do a video on how to combat high cortisol.?