"Stress hormone" cortisol is one of the most serious problems at elevated pressure and obesity. It was he who prevents many patients lose weight, stimulates appetite and cravings for unhealthy foods.
Therefore, if you look at how the "works" and what does cortisol, it will be possible to reduce the harmful effects on the body.
So, as a result of stress amino acids are transformed into glucose, which gives a person the strength to deal with this very stressful.
That's before and the nature of stress, and lifestyle of the people were different. As with diet, in which there was virtually no junk food. In particular, any "laboratory" additives and so forth. And then the stress was a result of cold, hunger and attacks of wild beasts, and other similar events that require physical activity of people. Cortisol came to the aid and its effect was quite a logical in the given circumstances.
Now, in a stressful situation, you can get in the office, at home on the couch, on public transport, etc. And he causes the same process in the body that a century ago, only the resulting substance today is not "Burn." And the stress lasts several times longer.
Control over stressful situations - a separate issue. But how it is possible to reduce the amount of incoming cortisol? It is necessary to find out, because then it will be possible to control appetite.
Experts say the four methods that are used together or separately:
1. It is necessary to drink more. It dehydration stimulates the production of cortisol. We often confuse thirst with a desire to once again eat.
2. Take vitamin C (After training or during stressful situations). But it is necessary to bear in mind that the side effects with the use of this vitamin becomes sometimes increased appetite.
3. Give up coffee and alcohol in stressful moments. Stress they suppress feeding, but also stimulate the production of cortisol.
4. Take probiotics, to balance the levels of cortisol in the body during times of stress and / or after them.
PS:should take into account the fact that high levels of cortisol suppresses testosterone levels in the body. So leave the "stress" hormone without attention and taking adequate measures simply can not.
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