Essential Oil Educator : Health, Wellness, and Essential Oil Education

In this episode Dr. Krista Anderson Ross explores the stress hormone Cortisol and describes Cortisol imbalance due to chronic stress.  She offers some simple and very important lifestyle tips for learning to manage stress and bring Cortisol levels back into balance. In this episode you will learn: Krista is a true moderate and believes in helping people get healthy enough to enjoy lots of different things in moderation. The Stress hormone Cortisol is very important and has two functions in our bodies. Robert Salpalsky example of Cortisol: Human vs. Antelopes. “Why Zebras don’t get ulcers.” How chronic stress can put us into a constant state of “Fight or Flight”. This produces a variety of physiological symptoms such as: suppressed progesterone and estrogen, suppressed libido, premature aging, blood sugar and thyroid gland issues and inflammation.  Most of us living a modern lifestyle are experiencing some sort of Cortisol (stress hormone) imbalance. Major joint study wi