Why is it important to have healthy levels of cortisol?
A. Cortisol can have effects when there is either too much cortisol or the body is exposed to cortisol on a regular basis. Scientific evidence shows that continuously elevated cortisol levels are associated with difficulty maintaining weight, difficulty feeling relaxed, sugar or carbohydrate cravings, fatigue, an increasingly negative perspective, moodiness, increased symptoms of the menstrual cycle and increased appetite.