"Every thought creates an emotion and emotion hormone mobilizes a circuit that will impact the 5 trillion cells that make up an organism"
resentment, anger, resentment, criticism, resistance, repression, increase the secretion of cortisol, a hormone corrosive to the cells, which accelerates aging.
Cortisol is considered a stress hormone because the body manufactures emergency situations to help us address the problems. If the situation continues to danger or stress, cortisol can you become our enemy?
Under normal conditions our body cells use 90% of energy in metabolic activities such as repair, renovation and new tissue formation. But when an alarm condition and stress our brain sends a message to the glands adrenals to release cortisol, this hormone causes the body to release glucose into the blood to send massive amounts of energy to the muscles, so all functions anabolic recovery, renewal and creation of fabrics are paralyzed and the body metabolism changes catabolic to resolve the alarm condition.
When the stressful situation is punctual, once the emergency hormonal levels and physiological processes back to normal, but when stress is prolonged, as is common nowadays due to the rhythm of life we \u200b\u200bare shooting in the body cortisol levels, and being the sole provider of brain glucose tratará de conseguirla por diferentes vías, bien sea destruyendo tejidos, proteínas musculares, ácidos grasos y cerrando la entrada de glucosa a lo otros tejidos.
Los primeros síntomas de niveles elevados de cortisol son:
Cambios del comportamiento:
Falta de sentido del humor.
Irritabilidad constante.
Sentimientos de ira.
Ganas de llorar.
Síntomas físicos
Cansancio permanente aunque no hagamos nada.
Dolores de cabeza.
Palpitaciones.
Hipertensión.
Falta de apetito o gula desmesurada.
Problemas digestivos.
Orina frecuente, diarrea o estreñimiento.
Dolores o calambres musculares.
Infertilidad and cessation of menstruation.
memory loss due to high levels of cortisol damages the connection between brain cells. Decreased
defenses.
Guidelines for controlling cortisol
Although today is somewhat difficult to control cortisol, there are several guidelines that will help us to maintain appropriate levels.
Diet:
must supply the body all the nutrients needed to prevent any deficiencies, high quality protein, essential fatty acids, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Since a decrease in caloric intake is increased cortisol levels.
is advisable to take food, like eggs, milk, whole grains that are rich in tryptophan, an amino acid that stimulates production of serotonin, the hormone-being.
Avoid:
The exciting drinking coffee, colas and alcohol. We must also eliminate artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame overstimulated the adrenal gland function.
Sleep well: it is very important to sleep eight hours a night for our body to start the recovery mechanism and cell renewal.
Relaxation: regular practice yoga, tai-chi, relaxation exercises, meditation, breathing techniques to offset periods of stress.
Supplements: Phosphatidylserine
have cortisol suppressing properties.
Vitamin C for its antioxidant properties transiently attenuates increases in cortisol.
Vitamin A helps to minimize the levels of the stress hormone. Zinc
involved in the production of steroid hormones such as cortisol.
Green tea contains L-theanine enhances the production of alpha brain waves.
Ginseng acts on the brain and adrenal glands to stop producing the stress hormones.
Licorice helps the smooth functioning of the adrenal glands.
In all cases we recommend checking with your doctor, therapist or other qualified health provider. The information contained in this article is for information purposes only.
Author: Almudena Reguero
journalist specializing in health and natural therapies
http://reconexion2012.blogspot.com/2009/04/el-cortisol-hormona-del-estres.html
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