The Health Effects Of Living Off Stress Hormones (And How To Break The Chaotic Cycle)
Do you experience constant stress, anxiety, exhaustion, or overwhelm?
Have you ever been through something traumatic? It could be childhood trauma, a divorce, some breakup of any kind, financial hardship – maybe you're an entrepreneur and you work all hours of the day.
Or perhaps you’re a parent, especially with more than one child.
If you identify with any of these things, there's a really good chance that you're living off of stress hormones: cortisol and adrenaline.
And that is preventing you from living in a state of balance.
Living Off Stress Hormones Causes Metabolic Chaos
Essentially, living off of stress hormones is creating something called metabolic chaos. In this state, your adrenal glands, which are the gas tank of the human body, can no longer function well. We have taken too much energy from them. It's like stealing from the energy bank. You have to pay it back with exhaustion and anxiety, and if you've ever been tired but wired, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Your thyroid is the furnace and the thermostat of the human body. And you need adequate thyroid hormone inside of your cells to make and maintain your energy. So, if you are completely exhausted, if your hair is falling out, and you are constipated, there is a really good chance your thyroid is not able to provide you the energy that you need because you're locked into a whirlpool-like pattern of living off of stress hormones.
Stress Hormones And The Brain
Living off of stress hormones also depletes really key neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that are the foundation of our hormonal balance.
You've probably heard of serotonin, which is our feel-good inhibitory neurotransmitter. It makes us feel calm and at peace and able to sleep, and it also helps to fix hot flashes.
Then there’s dopamine, which is a wonderful excitatory neurotransmitter. When dopamine is in balance, we feel excited and motivated, and we also feel relaxed and happy at the same time. These are wonderful ways to feel, but we can't feel like that when this system is depressed.
And the brain experiences collateral damage from living off of stress hormones, as does your entire Central Nervous System. There's damage that happens to something called your myelin sheath, which is the electrical insulator of your nerve cells that keeps them protected.
And when you have been through something traumatic, which 80% of us have – life can be a lot sometimes – it's like taking sandpaper to electrical tape. That's what's happening to your myelin sheath, and we need to coat it and calm it and soothe it with a honey-like substance to actually repair it.
How To Get Out Of The Chaotic Stress-Hormone Cycle?
We can pull out of this cycle of living off of stress hormones, by working on all four systems at the same time.
And blood sugar can be regulated once again because insulin and cortisol have an inverse relationship. Insulin is the hormone that regulates your blood sugar. But when you are living off of stress hormones, you get hangry. If you ever become angry when you get hungry, this is the sign.
Or maybe you get spacey, can't think anymore, or get anxious when you're hungry? These are signs you're locked into this pattern, and that all four systems need to be addressed and need to be healed. This way, you will stop living in your Sympathetic Nervous System – your fight-or-flight nervous system – where your body constantly feels like it's in danger, and this shifts you into living in your Parasympathetic Nervous System (a.k.a your rest-digest-and-heal nervous system).
This is where all the healing in the human body happens. And when you do the work to live in that nervous system, you will be rewired.
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You can stop living off of stress hormones. You can start living in balance.
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Hi Christa!
I’ve been meaning to write to you for such a long time. I’m always looking forward to receiving your emails. I’m learning so much from you. In spite of having a medical background, I am so fascinated with your approach using food as medicine. I agree with everything that you’ve decided to share with me. I too have suffered a trauma a few years ago, when my mother was diagnosed with cancer and was told she would only be able to live for 2 months. Ever since then, I’ve been living off of stress hormones, plus, I am perimenopausal. To sum it all up, I really don’t feel well. I watch your videos and I love the way you explain and present things. I am currently using many of the things you recommend. Thank you so much. You are truly a God send for me. Thank you for sharing your personal story with me; you were very brave to do so and I can relate to some of the things that you went through when you say that you were the peacemaker in your family. I’m sure you’ll agree doing that for a long time is very draining. Lastly, I hope you and your little guy have a wonderful Christmas and a year filled with peace, joy, and happiness. Best wishes always Christa, and know that I hold you dear to my heart.
Laura
Hi Laura – We so appreciate your support, and I will be sure to pass the message on to Christa 🙂 Wishing you and your family a happy holidays!