Stress response

How Stress Wrecks Your Health: Cortisol and Adrenal Dysfunction 101

How Stress Wrecks Your Health: Cortisol and Adrenal Dysfunction 101

In this post I’m breaking down 1) what STRESS really is, 2) how to know if stress is making you SICK and TIRED, and 3) WHY stress causes so many health problems. You’ll learn about the stress response, cortisol, the HPA axis, and adrenal dysfunction. You’ll learn why “adrenal fatigue” is both real and fake. Plus how to heal your body if stress has you completely burnt out.

What the heck is nervous system regulation?

What the heck is nervous system regulation?

If you’ve been dealing with a lot of stress lately, then you’re probably feeling it in your body. You might be run down and exhausted, sleep deprived, and more. It turns out that many health problems that stem from stress are actually rooted in nervous system dysregulation. Here’s what that means and what you can do about it.