18Feb/12Off
How to reduce cortisol, a stress hormone
Cortisol is a hormone that our body naturally releases in times of stress. When this reaches high levels frequently, this is a danger to our mental and physical health, with symptoms such as increased sweating, heart rate faster than usual, feeling of malaise and irritability. Thus, reducing cortisol is an essential step in combating stress.
9Jun/11Off
Cortisol: symptoms and consequences
To stress or emergency situations produce the hormone cortisol. Is allows us to instantly react to this situation. But what happens when you produce too much cortisol or stress hormone?
When we suffer either physical stress (illness, surgery, extreme temperatures ...) or psychological, our body reacts by secreting cortisol also called