Are there any foods/supplements that naturally, safely reduce cortisol levels in the body?
Excessive cortisol in the body may be an indication of adrenal breakdown. This can be very serious and lead to a disease known as Cushing’s syndrome. Symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome include excessive sweating, rapid weight gain, thinness of the skin, increased bruising, increase hair growth, purplish red marks on the body and weakness in the muscles of the shoulders and hips and much more. Proper diagnosis should be made by a qualified medical professional. Since someone with elevated cortisol levels is dealing with an edocrine disorder, essential fatty acids are the most important nutrients they should be eating. This is not to say that vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and amino acids aren’t important, it’s just that essential fatty acids – linolenic, linoleic and arrachadonic acids – have been proven to balance the endocrine system. Each cellular membrane is made up of these very same essential fatty acids. However, you use these lipids up everyday just by doing what you do. Without
