Cortisol application in weight management: Eliminating stress
In an effort of coming close to realizing our dream of keeping fit both physically and mentally, understanding cortisol application in weight management becomes very important. Therefore we want to relay on the expert opinion of professionals from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center a facility which was founded by doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) to help us put this discussion to perspective. We are going to put all the facts straight, and therefore this is a discussion you don’t want to miss. We want to invite you to be part of us specifically to eliminate any ignorance that is likely to cause us to lose the focus of eliminating all the complications associated with weight complications in our lives.
From her decades of professional practice in this discipline, doctor Akoury when looking at the happenings in today’s society is very much concern with the kind of commercials that tout the effectiveness of supplements like Cortislim ™ and Relacore ™ that propose to help people lose weight and feel less stressed by inhibiting the effects of cortisol. Some of these commercials do not fully inform the general public effectively about:
- The functions and importance of cortisol for bodily function.
- The potential link between cortisol and obesity.
- The potential link between stress, cortisol, and appetite.
- The harmful health effects of stress-induced obesity.
Therefore to bridge the gap, we want to shade more light on the above omissions so that together we can walk along in this worthy course of proper weight management.
Cortisol application in weight management: From where does cortisol come and for what purpose?
Cortisol has become a ‘prime’ hormone of fascination, discussion and confusion within the consumer and fitness industry, due to misleading television commercials and advertisements. It is a steroid (compound based from a steroid nucleus) hormone that is produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands located on top of each kidney. Fasting, food intake, exercising, awakening, and psychosocial stressors cause the body to release cortisol. Cortisol is released in a highly irregular manner with peak secretion in the early morning, which then tapers out in the late afternoon and evening. Energy regulation and mobilization are two critical functions of cortisol. Cortisol regulates energy by selecting the right type and amount of substrate (carbohydrate, fat or protein) that is needed by the body to meet the physiological demands that is placed upon it.
Cortisol mobilizes energy by tapping into the body’s fat stores and moving it from one location to another, or delivering it to hungry tissues such as working muscle. Under stressful conditions, cortisol can provide the body with protein for energy production through gluconeogenesis, the process of converting amino acids into useable carbohydrate (glucose) in the liver. Additionally, it can move fat from storage depots and relocate it to fat cell deposits deep in the abdomen. Cortisol also aids adipocytes (baby fat cells) to grow up into mature fat cells. Finally, cortisol may act as an anti-inflammatory agent, suppressing the immune system during times of physical and psychological stress. All these and many more are the reasons why cortisol application in weight management make sense. You may want to know more about cortisol and weight management by scheduling for an appointment with doctor Akoury for a one on one further deliberations.
Cortisol application in weight management: Eliminating stress
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