8 Signs Of Cortisol Overload

5. Sugar craving?

High cortisol means high blood sugar, which puts you in a risk category for diabetes. With high glucose levels comes a rise in insulin, which then drop your blood sugar, causing a sudden urge to down a block of chocolate.

6. Doom and Gloom

Serotonin is the hormone that transmits chemical messages from one side of the brain to another. It is linked to psychological functions like mood, appetite, sleep, memory and sexual and social behaviour. Low levels of serotonin are reported to cause depression. High levels of cortisol suppress the production of serotonin and also increase anxiety, leading to jitters, nervous stomach, panic and paranoia.

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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