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How to lower

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your cortisol in 11 easy ways.

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Do you feel stressed all the

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time? As if you're tired, but

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when you lay down to sleep, your

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mind starts to work with lots of

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thoughts and worries. Are you

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getting sick more often than

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usual and you're struggling to

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get over it. Like many people in

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the modern world, you may be

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stressed and this means that

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your cortisol levels are

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probably higher than they need

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to be. Cortisol is the hormone

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that gets produced by your

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adrenal glands when you're

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stressed. Cortisol is essential

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for your health and continued

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survival. But when your cortisol

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levels are high for a long

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period of time, it can cause

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rampant inflammation, unstable

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blood sugar levels, waking,

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sleeping problems, and a range

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of other issues. And that's why

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it's so important to be able to

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lower it to normal ranges. But

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lowering your cortisol isn't as

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easy as it sounds as the modern

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world is filled up with tiny

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stressors, and each of them will

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encourage your stress levels and

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your cortisol levels to go even

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higher. So you need to fight

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these tendencies with these 11

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Easy Ways on lowering your

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cortisol levels.

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1. Drink more water. Drinking

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more water can help your body

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regulate your cortisol levels

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and prevent dehydration, which

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is a very common cause of

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stress. 2. Cut out coffee. If

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your cortisol levels are high,

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then you should really try to

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reduce your coffee intake, or

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cut it out altogether, as coffee

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has been shown to really

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stimulate cortisol production

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and raise blood pressure. 3.

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Reduce your sugar intake. Cut

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out or reduce your intake of

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sugary foods like cakes and

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pastries and white bread. You

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want to lower your cortisol and

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stress levels. Look for

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healthier sources of that late

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afternoon energy dolt instead.

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4. Smart exercise. Exercising

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regularly can help lower your

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cortisol levels but exercising

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too much will raise them. So aim

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to do more moderate low

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intensity exercises like yoga,

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strength training, or walking

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for stress reduction. 5. Sleep.

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Poor sleep is one of the most

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common complaints in the modern

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world and it will also increase

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your stress and your cortisol

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levels. So you want to make sure

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to try to get at least seven to

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eight hours a night to keep your

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cortisol levels normal and

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regularize your circadian

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rhythm. 6. Eat regularly.

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Eating regularly will help

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stabilize your blood sugar

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levels and stop you from stress

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eating. This will help you with

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any weight loss efforts and

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lower your cortisol levels at

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the same time. 7. Cut out

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alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant

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that raises your cortisol levels

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and so even one drink a week can

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raise your cortisol levels by

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3%. Try to avoid it as much as

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possible. 8. Laugh. Laughter

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raises your mood and helps

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release feel good chemicals in

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your body while also boosting

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your immune system. That's why

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laughing more is an essential

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addition to the list. You can

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even fake laugh and that will

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work. 9. Watch your diet. Try to

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avoid so called comfort foods as

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they will only worsen any weight

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gain and add toxins to your

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system. Both of which increase

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your cortisol levels. Instead

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eat more cortisol fighting foods

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like bananas or probiotics pears

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and dark chocolate. 10. Get out

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into nature. This is one of my

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favorites. Getting out into

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nature for just 20 minutes a day

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is one of the best ways to

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encourage relaxation, lower your

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cortisol levels. So next time

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you exercise why not take a walk

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through a park or some other

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natural area. 11. Relax and

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breathe. This is one of the most

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important ones you need to relax

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to lower your stress levels. And

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one of the best ways to do this

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is meditation, which helps to

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focus you on the present moment

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rather than the stressful past

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or the future. And you can also

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try yoga which helps lower

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inflammation help fight

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depression anxiety and help tone

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your body at the same time.

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Underneath both of that is

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breathwork. Breathwork is key to

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stimulating that vagal nerve,

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which will help activate the

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relaxation of the

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parasympathetic nervous system,

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which is the opposite of fight

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and flight, helps to rest and

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digest. Thanks for listening to

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