How to Reduce Stress and Lower Cortisol Quickly- Thomas DeLauer

How to Reduce Stress and Lower Cortisol Quickly:

Here’s what happens in your body:

1. Your body sees a Threat, maybe its real danger, maybe it’s too much work
2. Neurons in the hypothalamus (region of the brain responsible for many crucial aspects of our body function – secrete a hormone called CRH,
3. This CRH travels to the anterior pituitary gland, which secretes another hormone that ultimately tells the adrenal glands to produce the sometimes dreaded CORTISOL.

Cortisol:
-plays a key role in the central nervous system
It’s heavily involved in emotion, but also involved in keeping you awake, alert, and performing at your very best in a physical and sometimes mental state.

Under normal situations, this stress response will fade away over time, but with chronic stress, elevated concentrations of cortisol lead to inflammation, tissue damage and dysregulation of biological systems which can cause a myriad of problems, weight gain being one of them.

Ultimately, we cannot perform at our best if we have constant elevated cortisol levels. Elevated cortisol levels can alter immune system responses and suppress the digestive system and growth processes which not only affects our guts, but it ultimately affects our brains too.

1. Increase your Omega 3 Fatty Acid Intake

-In the US, we suffer from a dramatic deficiency of Omega 3 fatty acids.

These fatty acids are found in foods such as fish, flax seed, grass fed meats or in supplements like fish oil, krill oil, or calamarine oil.

Research has shown that consumption of Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce your levels of cortisol, and thus reduce your biological response to stress. Omega 3s will also reduce some of the inflammatory damage that has been caused by excess inflammation in the first place.

That is just one of the benefits of reducing inflammation and increasing the amount of omega 3’s within your diet.

Remember that cortisol and stress get a bad rap, but we have to remember that they are necessary to survival and aren’t going to hurt you unless you begin to chronically perceive them that way.

All the fish oil in the world won’t change the stress that is caused by STRESSING about being stressed

A 2010 study by the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found decreased cortisol levels along with reduced fat mass and increased lean mass after adults underwent six weeks of fish oil supplementation (6). A healthier body impacts every moment of your day, leaving you with more energy to tackle your myriad of challenges.

A study by Molecular Nutrition and Food Research conducted a study with subjects (abstinent alcoholics) undergoing three weeks of supplementation of 60 mg/day of fish oil and found a reduction in the cortisol basal levels throughout the day following supplementation. The participants reported feeling less anxiety and stress throughout the day, leaving them to handle stress in a more level and healthier way. (4)

References:
1. If it Goes Up, Must it Come Down? Chronic Stress and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis in Humans. 2007 by the American Psychological Association. Gregory Miller, Edith Chen, Eric Zhou
a. this one was a download - didn’t have a direct link, but you can find by searching Google
a. I used this to teach myself some of what you probably already know as a basis for background and further research
a. Delarue J, Matzinger O, Binnert C, et al. Fish oil prevents the adrenal activation elicited by mental stress in healthy men. Diabetes Metab 2003
a. Barbadoro P, Annino I, Ponzio E, Romaneli RM, D’Errico MM, Prospero E, Minelli A. Fish Oil Supplementation Reduces Cortisol Basal Levels and Perceived Stress: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Abstinent Alcoholics. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2013 Jun
a. Noreen EE, Sass MJ, Crowe ML, Pabon VA, Brandauer J, Averill LK. Effects of supplemental fish oil on resting metabolic rate, body composition, and salivary cortisol in healthy adults. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2010 Oct 8

[abelmendoza]

thank you hopefully this helps me with my anxiety attacks which have taken me away from my goals in life

[crispycaptures]

The first half of the video he explains why cortisol is so great, i garantee people are here to figure out how to reduce it, thank you.

[reapersghost]

Due to trauma I have suffered, I gained a lot of weight originally. One day, I was normal, but after the trauma, I started getting bigger. Diet never changed. I was active. Finally been told it’s because of my cortisol levels. :( trying to reduce them now so I can be my normal self again.

[Light-vbmu]

You are right. Becoz I got this info supernaturally in a dream when I was worried about the damage stress was doing to my body. What I saw was two names - Flax and Hemp. Then I browsed to see what was so special about them..it was the omega 3 fatty acids and also they seem to have all the 9 essential amino acid which the body cannot produce by their own. Thankyou Jesus! God bless!

[joesmerksky]

This video stressed me out, thanks buddy .

[gracieallen]

Great job!!! I appreciate all the work you put into helping me and others live better lives....I will definitely up my omegas. Thank you so very much.

[Iskander]

3:27 Watching that dog is the best stress reliever ever

[fiftyshadesofgrey]

It is really bad that such important video is so much underrated

[amberhollo]

Cortisol is my biggest challenge right now. Been working with a holistic dr and finally got sleep issues fixed, but weight loss has been hard. I’ll be adding fish oil into all the other supplements I take.

[slimbrady]

I had pretty noticeable cortisol and inflammation for years. After fixing my sleep schedule, diet, adding 3500mg of cod liver oil with other supplements, and exercising, I’m much more grounded and healthier. Clinical doses of high quality fish oil actually made a difference in my quality of life, and I have blood tests to prove it. It also helps with joint pain!! That benefit itself is more than enough to keep taking it.

[mas]

Where do you even get 7200 mg of omega 3s that will absorb? Krill oil is usually only sold in 500mg increments 😟

[nikitaw]

Can sardines 75 cents and 20 grams protein. Usually after a weights workout I have one as I'm not working so can't afford protein shakes, plus super hungry so don't mind the dull taste. Maybe the sardines better as come with omega3s and lots of micronutrients.

[wondingyanon]

Best presentation.Its working Omega fish oil is helping me big time by reducing high cortisol level.

[bonnybuzzell]

Thanks Thomas for details , I can confirm my kidney on my right side is not hurting so much as to make a appointment at clinic, I do have to take double of the omega 3 caused Against head trauma spinal injuries, love your poochie on couch, that is another god send, service dog help with stressors that are dangerous.🐕‍🦺 Service Cat with high blood pressure 👩‍🌾

[Arrasel]

What helps me fall asleep at night when I have high cortisol or I'm agitated: potassium salts and vitamin B1 supplement.
Nothing else works for me. No magnesium, no passion flower, no lemon balm etc.
I had severe anxiety and I slept with xanax for 2 years.
Now I eat Paleo and I've healed.
But when I am agitated at night, only potassium and B1 works for me.
Otherwise I would go back to xanax.

[MrDopestDope]

meanwhile the fish
FARRRKK
research in fish's community recently found out
to reduce cortisol, human 3 is the best to reduce it.

[THEWARISWITHIN]

Fish oil does the exact opposite. Unless you're eating wild Fish, getting fish oil through supplementation causes inflammation throughout the body due to the oil being oxided and rancid. Been there done that and it's alot of freaking hype.

[nyruffryders]

Thanks for explaining. Gonna be more consistent taking that From now on

[alejandraschob]

Thank you so much, I will take the fish oil to see if I can sleep better.

[abdullahchhab]

7.2 grams of fish oil is like 7 to 8 Solgar pills or am I incorrect?