Is your body dealing with HIDDEN stressors ?? We all know we deal with stress from our jobs, or our finances, or even environmental stressors like pollution, but I am talking about stressors that are going on internally, unfortunately unbeknownst to us.
I am talking about - Are there Hormonal, Immune, Digestive, Detoxification, Energy, or Nervous system (HIDDEN) stressors that your body is battling that could be the cause of your headaches, or weight gain, or even skin issues? I used to think that all my exercising (weight training everyday, followed by sprints, and a swim, and well try to squeeze in Barre Class too...all in one day!) was a good thing. I mean I wanted "burn off" that extra glass of wine, or Halloween candy indulgences. What I didn't realize was that with all that chronic over exercising I was depleting my hormone levels, most notably - my cortisol.
Cortisol is the stress hormone, yes, but it is also that "Get up and Go" hormone. Without cortisol rising in the morning (cortisol follows a diurnal pattern of rising in the morning and waning throughout the day), it is VERY hard to get out of bed. And let me tell you from experience - I had blown out ALL my cortisol from all my exercising! I was experiencing what some would call "Adrenal Fatigue", and I had a REALLY hard time getting out of bed in the morning!
Once I began my FDN coursework and ran some hormone tests on myself, I found out my cortisol levels were in the tanker...and of course that's why I felt so awful, particularly in the mornings! Knowledge is power, and it helped me realize I AM NOT LAZY, or GETTING OLDER, I was just dealing with hormonal disfunction!
I could fix that, and I have...and boy do I FEEL Better !!
I am talking about - Are there Hormonal, Immune, Digestive, Detoxification, Energy, or Nervous system (HIDDEN) stressors that your body is battling that could be the cause of your headaches, or weight gain, or even skin issues? I used to think that all my exercising (weight training everyday, followed by sprints, and a swim, and well try to squeeze in Barre Class too...all in one day!) was a good thing. I mean I wanted "burn off" that extra glass of wine, or Halloween candy indulgences. What I didn't realize was that with all that chronic over exercising I was depleting my hormone levels, most notably - my cortisol.
Cortisol is the stress hormone, yes, but it is also that "Get up and Go" hormone. Without cortisol rising in the morning (cortisol follows a diurnal pattern of rising in the morning and waning throughout the day), it is VERY hard to get out of bed. And let me tell you from experience - I had blown out ALL my cortisol from all my exercising! I was experiencing what some would call "Adrenal Fatigue", and I had a REALLY hard time getting out of bed in the morning!
Once I began my FDN coursework and ran some hormone tests on myself, I found out my cortisol levels were in the tanker...and of course that's why I felt so awful, particularly in the mornings! Knowledge is power, and it helped me realize I AM NOT LAZY, or GETTING OLDER, I was just dealing with hormonal disfunction!
I could fix that, and I have...and boy do I FEEL Better !!
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