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Cortisol Connection : Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your Health And What You Can Do About It.

Talbott, Shawn.

Cortisol Connection : Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your Health And What You Can Do About It.

Talbott, Shawn.

9780897935623

Talbott, Shawn.

2nd ed.

1 online resource (265 pages)

Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ARE YOU A TYPE C?GAUGING YOUR EXPOSURE TO STRESS -- CHAPTER 1. Stress and Your Health:The Type C Personality -- ARE YOU HAPPY? -- THE "NORMAL" STRESS RESPONSE -- WHAT IS STRESS? -- HUMANS ARE NOT ZEBRAS -- STRESS, CORTISOL, AND METABOLISM -- STRESS AND DISEASE -- CORTISOL: TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE? -- COUNTERACTING THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC STRESS -- WHY SUPPLEMENTS? -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 2. The Science of Stress -- STRESSED VERSUS STRESSED OUT:WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? -- STAGES OF STRESS -- ACUTE VERSUS CHRONIC STRESS -- INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO STRESS -- IS THERE A "WEAKER SEX"WHEN IT COMES TO STRESS? -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 3. All About Cortisol, the Master Stress Hormone -- THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM -- THE ADRENAL GLANDS -- WHAT DOES CORTISOL DO? -- THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY OF CORTISOL METABOLISM -- THE CATABOLIC EFFECTS OF CHRONICALLY ELEVATED CORTISOL -- CORTISOL IS ONLY ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 4. HSD: The Body's "Fat Storage" Enzyme -- WHAT IS HSD AND WHAT DOESIT HAVE TO DO WITH CORTISOL? -- THE EFFECTS OF HSD ON OBESITY AND DIABETES -- THE PHARMACEUTICAL RUSH TO BLOCK HSD -- CONTROLLING HSD ACTIVITY NATURALLY -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 5. Testosterone: Cortisol's Alter Ego -- WHAT IS TESTOSTERONE? -- NOT JUST FOR MEN -- MAINTAINING BALANCE:THE CORTISOL-TO-TESTOSTERONE RATIO -- TESTOSTERONE AND AGING:MENOPAUSE AND ANDROPAUSE -- TESTOSTERONE AND WEIGHT GAIN -- MAINTAINING TESTOSTERONE LEVELS NATURALLY -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 6. The Relationship Between Stress and Disease -- METABOLIC CONSEQUENCES OFELEVATED STRESS LEVELS -- HOW STRESS MAKES US FAT:CORTISOL, DIABETES, AND OBESITY -- CORTISOL AND SYNDROME X -- CORTISOL, FATIGUE, AND INSOMNIA -- CORTISOL AND SEX DRIVE -- CORTISOL, SUPPRESSED IMMUNEFUNCTION, AND CANCER -- CORTISOL AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

YOUR BRAIN ON CORTISOL: ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- CORTISOL AND YOUR GUT -- CORTISOL, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND ARTHRITIS -- CORTISOL AND AGING -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 7. Counteracting the Effects of Chronic Stress -- ADRENAL STRESS TESTING KITS -- CONTROLLING THE STRESS RESPONSE:THE SENSE LIFESTYLE PROGRAM -- STRESS MANAGEMENT AND AVOIDANCE (OR WHERE DID OUR VACATIONS GO?) -- EXERCISE -- NUTRITION -- SUPPLEMENTS -- GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING ANDUSING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS -- CHOOSING SUPPLEMENTS -- USING SUPPLEMENTS -- CHAPTER 8. Dietary Supplements for Stress Adaptation -- SUPPLEMENTS VERSUSPRESCRIPTION DRUGS -- SUPPLEMENTS TO AVOID -- VITAMINS AND MINERALS FOR STRESS ADAPTATION -- CORTISOL-CONTROL SUPPLEMENTS -- HSD-BALANCING SUPPLEMENTS -- TESTOSTERONE-CONTROL SUPPLEMENTS -- ADAPTOGENS (GENERALANTISTRESS SUPPLEMENTS) -- RELAXATION AND CALMING SUPPLEMENTS -- CHAPTER 9. Putting It All Together:The SENSE LifestyleProgram -- BE THE BALLOON:THE "3S" APPROACH TO MANAGING METABOLIC ADAPTATION -- STRESS MANAGEMENT -- EXERCISE -- NUTRITION -- SUPPLEMENTATION -- EVALUATION -- CONCLUDING WORDS -- APPENDIX: Putting the SENSE Lifestyle Program to the Test -- RESULTS -- References -- Resources -- Index.

Why does stress make you fat? What can you ultimately do about it? Shawn Talbott answered these questions in THE CORTISOL CONNECTION.Cortisol is the body's main stress hormone, prompting our fight or flight mechanism when dealing with a highly stressful situation, like being chased by a lion. However, the human body was made to deal with short bursts of stress (like being chased by a lion), not prolonged, continuous levels of stress (like mortgage payments, project deadlines, and traffic jams). This kind of stress causes the body's cortisol levels to rise, and scientific research has shown that high cortisol levels are associated with obesity, diabetes, fatigue, and even Alzheimer's disease.This new edition describes the results of the latest research about the connection between cortisol and HSD, and cortisol and testosterone. If we keep cortisol and HSD and testosterone within normal ranges, we're able to maximize the metabolic effect of diet and exercise regimen and improve weight loss.In the first edition, Talbott introduced his SENSE program, that teaches participants how to manage stress and reduce cortisol levels. The program has been refined in the second edition with the help of the new research and the results of Talbott's test of the SENSE program over the past 5 years he know it works. For the past 5 years, he has been actively researching (and refining and tweaking) this popular program to make it more and more effective in helping people to lose weight.SENSE is a program that combines Stress management, Exercise, Nutrition, Supplementation, and Evaluation into a comprehensive and highly effective (yet easy to follow) program that delivers results. During these 5 years, Talbott has combined different dietary approaches with varied exercise regimens and myriad supplement combinations until finding just the right combination

that works best for the majority of people.This edition contains 25% new material and a revised program to help everyone manage cortisol, stress, and their weight.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Health.

Hydrocortisone -- Physiological effect.

Obesity.

Stress (Physiology).

Stress management.

Electronic books.

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