Cortisol is referred to as a gluco-
corticoid. Corticoid because it is
produced in teh adrenal cortex and
gluco because it causes increase
in blood sugar levels.
Our bodies have been designed to
produce cortisol to deal with
stress.
Problems occur when we have too
deal with too many stressful
incidents in too short a time.
Living in a 21st-century there are
numerous stresses we have to deal
with ranging from environmental
stress from air pollution and
noise, emotional stress from our
relationships, work-related stress.
We are surrounded by stress, each
stressor in isolation would not be
too bad, however problems arise
when our system becomes overloaded
we produce too much cortisol or our
bodies just cannot keep up with
demand and we stop producing
cortisol entirely.
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