Why Cortisol Is Important To Stress Management

Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands and helps regulate blood pressure and cardiovascular function, as well as the body’s use of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Cortisol secretion increases in response to physical and psychological stress during the fight or flight response, which is why it’s sometimes called ‘the stress hormone’. Cortisol is an important hormone in the body, secreted by the adrenal glands and involved in the following functions and more:

Wake Up America

I am greatly concerned by newspaper articles and television news reports urging people to get their flu shots early. The articles are almost always one-sided; presenting only the viewpoints of government health officials, pharmaceutical companies that manufacture flu vaccines, and drug stores that sell them. The tone is the same: get your flu shot or you could die.

As we’ve seen in previous years, people see these reports and needlessly run out to get vaccinated without knowing the facts about the flu or vaccines. And if this isn’t bad enough after last year’s fiasco of “the sky is falling” warnings, pharmacists and others who sell vaccines, along with public health departments that are supposed to inform the public about real health issues, are warning more people to get their vaccinations even earlier this year.

The facts are that flu vaccines have a negative impact on the health of people of all ages and the government knows it! Even the CDC’s own website about influenza and flu vaccine includes a section about who should not be vaccinated against season flu: including people who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination in the past, and people who developed Guillian-Barre syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine previously (www.cdc.gov/flu/keyfacts.htm). One of our primary national public health organizations says people can get Guillian-Barre syndrome from flu vaccines!

KC Craichy “Super Health” Episode #17

K.C. CRAICHY is Founder & CEO of Living Fuel – The Leader in Superfood Nutrition, and the best-selling author of Super Health – 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality. He is a health advocate and expert on natural health and performance nutrition.

His extensive study of leading-edge health research and collaborative work with top medical and nutritional practitioners and researchers to solve his wife’s health problems led him to the founding of Living Fuel, Inc.

KC is committed to changing lives through nutritional and multi-media lifestyle education combined with leading-edge high impact superfoods.

He also serves on the Clinical Nutrition Review Board (the certifying body of the International and American Association of Clinical Nutrition). KC lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife Monica and five children.

How to Stop Stressing and Start Living – Part II

SuperHealth7book StopStressingNow.ComPart II

In my last post, we looked at the first half of a powerful way to prepare your body to deal with stress. It’s called The Four Corners of Optimal Nutrition.

The First Corner is called CRON (Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition) and emphasizes eating nutrient-dense foods.

The Second Corner is about Low Glycemic Response and deals with minimizing grains, breads, starches, and sugar in your diet.

Here are the Third and Fourth Corners.

How to Stop Stressing and Start Living

KC Craichy StopStressingNow.ComK.C. CRAICHY is Founder & CEO of Living Fuel – The Leader in Superfood Nutrition, and the best-selling author of Super Health – 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality. He is a health advocate and expert on natural health and performance nutrition. His extensive study of leading-edge health research and collaborative work with top medical and nutritional practitioners and researchers to solve his wife’s health problems led him to the founding of Living Fuel, Inc. KC is committed to changing lives through nutritional and multi-media lifestyle education combined with leading-edge high impact superfoods. He also serves on the Clinical Nutrition Review Board (the certifying body of the International and American Association of Clinical Nutrition). KC lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife Monica and five children.

K.C. Is also one of our newest guest bloggers here at StopStressingNow.com and we couldn’t be more excited to have him. So with great pleasure I give to you…

Mr. K.C. Craichy.