The Cortisol Connection: Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your Health -- and What You Can Do about ItThe hormone cortisol, activated by the fight-or-flight (stress) response, is emerging as a major culprit in a variety of health problems. The Cortisol Connection explores the documented relationship between elevated levels of this hormone, chronic stress, and such health conditions as obesity, depression, suppressed immune system, osteoporosis, and hypertension. This new edition describes the results of the latest research about the connection between cortisol and HSD, and cortisol and testosterone. |
Contents
Stress and Your Health The Type C Personality | 10 |
Are You Happy? | 12 |
The Normal Stress Response | 14 |
What Is Stress? | 18 |
Humans Are Not Zebras | 20 |
Stress and Disease | 21 |
Too Much or Too Little? | 23 |
Counteracting the Effects of Chronic Stress | 25 |
Cortisol and Sex Drive | 101 |
Cortisol Suppressed Immune Function and Cancer | 104 |
Cortisol and Cardiovascular Disease | 110 |
Anxiety Depression and Alzheimers Disease | 113 |
Cortisol and Your Gut | 120 |
Cortisol Connective Tissue Osteoporosis and Arthritis | 122 |
Cortisol and Aging | 126 |
Summary | 128 |
Why Supplements? | 27 |
Summary | 28 |
The Science of Stress | 29 |
Whats the Difference? | 30 |
Stages of Stress | 31 |
Acute Versus Chronic Stress | 33 |
Individual Responses to Stress | 35 |
Is There a Weaker Sex When It Comes to Stress? | 37 |
Summary | 38 |
All About Cortisol the Master Stress Hormone | 39 |
The Adrenal Glands | 40 |
What Is Cortisol? | 42 |
The Good the Bad and the Ugly of Cortisol Metabolism | 43 |
The Catabolic Effects of Chronically Elevated Cortisol | 47 |
Cortisol Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle | 48 |
Summary | 49 |
HSD The Bodys Fat Storage Enzyme | 51 |
The Effects of HSD on Obesity and Diabetes | 54 |
The Pharmaceutical Rush to Block HSD | 59 |
Controlling HSD Activity Naturally | 61 |
Summary | 64 |
Testosterone Cortisols Alter Ego | 65 |
Not Just for Men | 67 |
The CortisoltoTestosterone Ratio | 69 |
Menopause and Andropause | 70 |
Testosterone and Weight Gain | 71 |
Maintaining Testosterone Levels Naturally | 75 |
Summary | 77 |
The Relationship Between Stress and Disease | 79 |
Metabolic Consequences of Elevated Stress Levels | 80 |
Cortisol Diabetes and Obesity | 82 |
Cortisol and Syndrome X | 94 |
Cortisol Fatigue and Insomnia | 97 |
Counteracting the Effects of Chronic Stress | 130 |
Adrenal Stress Testing Kits | 131 |
The SENSE Lifestyle Program | 132 |
Stress Management and Avoidance or Where Did Our Vacations Go? | 134 |
Exercise | 144 |
Nutrition | 147 |
Supplements | 154 |
Guidelines for Choosing and Using Dietary Supplements | 157 |
Choosing Supplements | 158 |
Using Supplements | 162 |
Dietary Supplements for Stress Adaptation | 164 |
Supplements to Avoid | 168 |
Vitamins and Minerals for Stress Adaptation | 178 |
CortisolControl Supplements | 192 |
HSDBalancing Supplements | 208 |
TestosteroneControl Supplements | 210 |
Adaptogens General Antistress Supplements | 218 |
Relaxation and Calming Supplements | 227 |
Putting It All Together The SENSE Lifestyle Program | 242 |
The 3S Approach to Managing Metabolic Adaptation | 243 |
Stress Management | 246 |
Exercise | 249 |
Nutrition | 260 |
Supplementation | 274 |
Evaluation | 278 |
Concluding Words | 279 |
Putting the SENSE Lifestyle Program to the Test | 281 |
Results | 283 |
References | 286 |
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