Excess Cortisol

Chronic excessive stress can lead to chronic over-production of cortisol by the adrenal glands.

__ Insomnia/sleep disturbances
__ Headaches
__ “Tired but wired” feeling
__ Stressed feeling
__ Irritability
__ Low libido
__ Depression
__ Food cravings
__ Low serotonin (causes depression and carbohydrate cravings)
__ Hormone resistance (meaning that the body is unable to properly use any or all of these hormones: thyroid, insulin, estrogen, testosterone and progesterone, causing symptoms of deficiencies of these hormones)
__ Thinning skin
__ Loss of muscle mass
__ Bone loss
__ Heart palpitations
__ Cardiovascular disease
__ Breast cancer