{"id":3030,"date":"2023-01-27T14:40:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T14:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=3030"},"modified":"2023-01-27T20:41:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T20:41:00","slug":"cortisol-balance-with-naturopathic-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2023\/01\/cortisol-balance-with-naturopathic-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Calming the Cortisol Stress-Hormone Attack with Naturopathic and Functional Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When our hormones are imbalanced, we suffer emotionally and physically. These potent compounds regulate<\/a> almost all bodily processes, so we can have system-wide symptoms when they are not ideal. Furthermore, when even one hormone tips unfavorably, all the others are affected too. This adds to the impact.<\/p>\n

Stress is one of the most universal<\/a> factors that can lead to this hormonal havoc. When any form of stress occurs, physiological or psychological, our survival takes precedence over rest, rejuvenation, and\/or reproduction.<\/p>\n

At this critical time stamp, cortisol hijacks our other hormones. This is known as the \u201cthe progesterone<\/a> steal,\u201d because our body is making cortisol at the expense of this key player in hormonal harmony.<\/p>\n

Understanding about progesterone<\/a> is important to see how a hit on this one hormone can lead to a variety of bodily symptoms. This is why I previously took the time to highlight<\/a> progesterone and spell out exactly what can happen when it becomes dysregulated. I also reviewed testing, treatment, and naturopathic and functional medicine approaches to optimize progesterone and hormone balance.<\/p>\n

With an understanding of all the chaos one hormone being out of sync can cause, I thought you\u2019d benefit with more knowledge on the one that creates a lot of the mischief. In my latest post<\/a> and video, I outline more details about cortisol. *<\/p>\n

I also briefly describe how cortisol interacts with another one of our powerful hormones, melatonin<\/a>. These two chemical messengers work together to balance a state of high alert and peaceful slumber for recovery.<\/p>\n

Topics<\/a> in this article and video include:<\/p>\n