The evil Cortisol!

During my usual internet browsing session, I somehow ended up reading about Barack Obama, and his second inaugural speech whereby he talked about the main issues in society nowadays and their causes which could be summarized as "Cortisol as public health enemy number 1". This stress hormone is the cause of many issues and diseases in our current society such as learning and memory difficulties, weight gain, cholesterol, just to name a few! 

I also found this really interesting post : http://weirdshite.blogspot.com/2013_05_01_archive.html, explaining how the human body could be said to have 'two brains', it emphasizes how our brain is linked to our gut and how they rely and affect each other. These questions alone really help emphasize the topic; 'Why do we get butterflies in our stomach before a performance?', 'Why does indigestion produce nightmares?'

So based on all of the above, it is suggested that for many of those who exercise consistently and eat clean, but still have a few weight issues, cortisol could have a big role to play in this. It is interesting to note that many of the healthy habits we take for granted such as reducing the amount of processed foods in our diet or cutting back on drinks with large caffeine contents are recommended because if not, these bad habits lead to spikes in cortisol levels. But you should probably do your own little bit of investigation about this if you're interested because there is so much info out there!

All of these research papers, blogs, post etc just point towards how important it is to not only be physically healthy but also mentally. The two work together and for one to fully be at his fittest and happiest, mental and physical health are key. 

I miss these two special ladies so much :(!

Time for bed I think! New recipe tomorrow night:), also my mum made my granola the other day and OMG, its the best I've ever tried! hmm how can hers be so much tastier than when I make it?! I swear she added some secret ingredient to it!!
Much love
Xx

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