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Jan 2025
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268. The hidden impact of cortisol

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Cortisol is the 'it' hormone of the moment. So many people are talking about cortisol face, cortisol weight gain, cortisol anxiety, but what is cortisols actual function and role and why are many of the myths that surround it, simply not true? In today's episode, we talk cortisol and our stress response, including: 

  • Why cortisol isn't all bad
  • The evolutionary function of cortisol  
  • How cortisol levels become dysregulated 
  • The link between cortisol and exercise
  • The impact on weight, sleep, creativity, even emotional intelligence
  • Why a supplement won't save you 
  • The 4 best tips from doctors and endocrinologists 

Listen now for your cortisol 101 lesson! 

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