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"For years, the conversation around cortisol has focused on what happens when it's too high. The blood sugar spikes, anxiety and inflammation. After all, it's the stress hormone. Aren't we always trying to lower it? But according to Dr. Erin Kinney, known as the Stress Reset Expert, the migraines, bloating, mood swings, weight gain, and joint pain aren't a result of high cortisol, but rather a result of low cortisol. In The Cortisol Cure, Dr. Kinney shares her over 15 years of clinical experience helping individuals reset their stress response and balance their hormones. She introduces the concept of the Cortisol Bank Account, where your cortisol is the "currency" your body uses to get energy, handles stress, and perform at its best. Anytime you're in rest & digest mode, you're earning cortisol. When you're not, you're spending cortisol. Just like balancing a budget, if you don't have as much coming in as going out, you're going to go into debt which sends the body into stress and manifests into all these symptoms in the body. This book will help keep your account balanced and healthy. Dr. Kinney will help you understand cortisol's role in your body - how it works, how it gets depleted, and how to build it back. Whether you're deep in a cortisol crash or trying to prevent one, you'll get a practical roadmap to recover your energy and feel like yourself again"-- Provided by publisher.
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