Hormones

How to Lower Cortisol



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How to Lower Cortisol

Cortisol, which is a stress hormone, is destructive and makes belly fat.

Cortisol is made by the outside of the adrenal gland. Growth hormone, which is an anti-aging hormone, opposes cortisol. But as you age, this opposing hormone goes down and bottoms out when a person is about the age of 50 years old.

Growth hormone is inversely proportional to cortisol. Cortisol goes higher when it is unopposed or when there is nothing to push it down. 

Anything that helps increase the growth hormone will help lower cortisol.

Growth hormone is made by a gland in the pituitary and works with the liver. It is also activated when you sleep. If you can improve your sleep or get more sleep, your cortisol will naturally lower.

IGF or Insulin-like Growth Factor, a hormone which is produced by the liver, is similar to the growth hormone. IGF regulates the burning of fat and blood sugar as you sleep and when you are not eating.

Even if you eat all day, you will not trigger the growth hormone unless you are sleeping well. 


What You Can Do
 

  • Getting sun on a regular basis is a very good way to lower cortisol. If you go sunbathing on the beach, it will relax you and lower the cortisol. Bask regularly under the sun for at least 6 months.

  • Vitamin D3 will help lower cortisol. When you take it, it has to be in daily doses of 10 000 IU. Make sure you are also taking vitamin K2 with it.

  • Walking is way better than any other exercise to lower cortisol.

  • Do acupressure to pull stress out of your body and increase your potassium for about 4 700 mg. This is equivalent to 7 to 10 cups of vegetables a day.

  • You can also take vitamin B1 which you can get by taking nutritional yeast. Mix it in yogurt or in peanut butter.

  • Take a little calcium before bed such as calcium citrate or calcium lactate. Do not take calcium carbonate because it is bad for you.
     


What to Avoid

Stay away from people that bring you down or stress you out.
 

Avoid negative people . They can severely affect your stress.

 


Change your job or stressful environment if you can.

 

Learn more about adrenals and Hormones from Dr. Berg Video Blog.

Last updated: Apr 08, 2022 23:20 PM