3 Tips to de-stress and get lean (demolish cortisol) !!!!!

Submitted by trisha on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 19:16

If you've been following me for any length of time you've heard me

talk about the importance of keeping your cortisol levels as low as possible.

One of the ways that you can keep your cortisol levels down
during the day and prevent packing on the lbs is by NOT
drinking energy drinks. (the effect on your cells is like having tiny
little razor blades floating around in your body).

Here are some of the other ways that you can keep your
cortisol levels down...

#1 Eat for Relaxation ------>> YESSSSS!!!

Yes, there are pills and things that western medicine would
have you believe are the absolute best way to decrease your
stress & cortisol levels but there are other ways that, well....
just taste better and are not chemicals (gotta love western
medicine... thanks but no thanks).

Literally eat away your worries with...

Spinach, peppers, cauliflower, mushrooms, asparagus,
onions and tomatoes... niiiiiiiiiice!! (cook those in Macadamia
Nut Oil, Grapeseed Oil or Sesame Seed Oil for added flavor)

These are high B vitamins that blunt the effects of cortisol
and sharpen your abs with razor edge precision. If you
wanted some motivation to eat something that you know you
should be eating anyways... there you go :)

Next up...

Oily fish & and fish (krill) oil supplement (Decrease in stress by 20%!!!)

This is one of the few supplements that is 100% backed up by research
and its legit on multiple levels. Decrease your stress by 20%!!! by taking
a fish (krill) oil supplement!!! (reported by Diabetes and Metabolism).

And hey, don't forget to add berries to you diet!!! They are a great

antioxidant and can be added to cottage cheese, yogurt and your

protein shakes.

#2 Go Outside <---- spending time outdoors (crazy concept)

I've talked about this before & hopefully you've been able to start
doing this more often. I know that can be a tough one during the winter
but those months are drawing close to an end. There's also another
way to get the similar results and better... we'll get to that in just a
minute.

A group of researchers doing some fine work over at the University of
Essex found that as little a 5 minute walk in nature can drastically
improve your mood and reduce...

You guessed it -----> Cortisol (decreased big time)

The "light" exercise will improve mood, your outlook on life, ability to
perform under pressure as well as burn more body fat. Vitamin D
actually creates a hormone response that tells your body to NOT
be as hungry AND to use body fat as fuel!

Oh, it will give you crazy clean energy as well :) (who loves ya???)

The key is to make sure and get up and outside during the day
when it can many times be the most difficult. Set an alarm every 1 1/2
hours and just step outsiude for some fresh air. It may not seem
like much but the benefit will be exponential.

#3 Snooze and you will lose --------> Literallly!!

In our crazy work culture we waltz around with sleep deprivation
bagged eyes like they are badges of honor. Don't be another
mindless drone to continually throw yourself on that sword. For
more reasons than I could go over in this blog post you will
want to stop.

As it pertains to your stress, getting sleep keeps your hormones
in balance. If you like increasing your cortisol (stress) levels by 48%
go right ahead and keep sleeping 4-6 hours per night.

Hopefully you're getting more sleep than that but statistically it's a
safe bet you're not.

Only you know the truth!

If you're not getting enough sleep you're getting attacked every day
by the Ghrelin Gremlin!!!

What's the Ghrelin Gremlin?? <--- what the heck is that?

Ghrelin is a hormone in your body that is released when you do
not get enough sleep and it forces you to CRAVE sugar and fat.
That's right....!! Ghrelin is a six pack killer and worse. Fight back
because...

Ghrelin literally forces you to want to eat sugary, starchy foods
and that's why on many days by the time you get home extreme
hunger over takes you and you devour way more at the dinner
table than you want.

We all get hungry but we can't control ourselves at that point...

You've unintentionally told you're body that you are in starvation
mode and surprise, surprise that's why your body starts to store fat.

So today when you start to feel the tension, the shoulders tighten
and your frustration levels rise don't forget you have some new
arrows in the quiver to fight back against stress.

You can do something about your cortisol levels by fighting back
with the Cortisol Cutting trifecta discussed above.

So Remember, Eat, Relax in the sun and Snooze your way to
less stress!! You can literally cut your stress levels up to 48%!!!