Cortisol (your body’s main stress hormone) can be thought of as nature’s built-in alarm system. Cortisol works with certain parts of your brain to control mood, stress and fear. Best known for helping fuel your bodys ‘fight or flight’ instinct, cortisol plays an important role in numerous things your body does such as keeping inflamation down and regulating blood pressure.
Too much stress…
After stress has passed, your cortisol levels should calm down and go back to normal. But when your constantly under stress, your cortisol levels can get out of whack and derail your body’s most important functions leading to a number of health problems.