Cortisol, I Do Not Need You Right Now

Good Sunday to all of you happy people. I am always very excited for Stretch X, there is just nothing that feels better! 

Never the less I want to speak of cortisol a bit. I love my cortisol. Without it I would go insane with my stressful days at times or just fall over dead. On the other hand my gland also produces it more after physical stress and not just emotional stress. I have not even noticed that my body is THIS "stressed". Firstly, I did not have a, excuse me guys, "moon flow" in eight months, plus I sleep terrible but I am mostly always tired (past 9pm I am done with the world), I have nose bleeds at least twice a week and also bruise like a peach. Now I did go to the doctor for this of course. A normal blood test was taken and it turned out I am perfectly fine and my doctor told me most of it is more then likely due to me working out. I accepted that answer...Yeah...my inner retard tried to yell at me saying "you is so dumb!" I should have asked the exact reason behind it...I doubt my doc would have been able to even give me an answer. 

Anyways, talking to my workout buddies and research I found out about cortisol and now all makes SO much sense. I wish my doctor would have told me  or would have had the knowledge, because she did see elevated cortisol levels (last year December) which she blamed on me having kids.

High levels of cortisol can hinder production of a lot of hormones two of them being Estrogen and Melatonin. HAHAHA! Would explain my missing period and my sleep problems. DUH! Also messes with inflammation...I bruise very easy and heal slow. So now I am trying Vitamin C. Starting with 2000mg a day. I will get myself Omega 3 as well. If you believe you got this going on, reducing cortisol is natural and easy :)

There is a whole lot more elevated cortisol does to your body, stress is bad. On the other hand having a low level of cortisol is bad as well...again...stress happens, how would you cope without it? After all it is a steroid hormone which helps us deal with any sorts of stress. 

Anyways, I am not a doctor, if you think this is going on talk to a person with a degree and do no listen to me. I only have a certificate in "Dr. Google".

Factors generally reducing cortisol levels

• Magnesium supplementation decreases serum cortisol levels after aerobic exercise, but not after resistance training.
• Omega 3 fatty acids have a dose-dependent effect in slightly reducing cortisol release influenced by mental stress, suppressing the synthesis of interleukin-1 and -6 and enhancing the synthesis of interleukin-2; the former promotes higher CRH release. Omega 6 fatty acids, on the other hand, have an inverse effect on interleukin synthesis.
• Music therapy can reduce cortisol levels in certain situations.
• Massage therapy can reduce cortisol.
• Laughing, and the experience of humor, can lower cortisol levels.
• Crying (yup) can reduce cortisol levels. 
• Vitamin C may slightly blunt cortisol release in response to mental stressors.
• Black tea may hasten recovery from a high-cortisol condition.
• dancing!
• Sex.