cortisol

I'm losing my cortisol belly

Submitted by Sapphire on Mon, 2010-02-01 18:12
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I have mentioned elsewhere that due to a low-carb diet I've lost quite a bit of weight. Well the other great thing that is happening is that I am losing what I call my "cortisol belly"...a kind of pot-belly that diet and exercise dont get rid of because the cause is hormonal. Well, I noticed today that my cortisol pot-belly is almost gone. I chalk this up to doing the bonding behaviors, pure and simple. If more women knew about this they would insist upon their husbands doing BBs with them.

Chronic stress and habit formation

Submitted by Amari on Wed, 2009-08-19 11:03

I thought some of you might be interested in this article from the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/science/18angier.html

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Hormone Oxytocin calms arguing couples

Submitted by Marnia on Mon, 2008-12-08 11:09

This research shows how bonding behaviors can positively affect health by reducing stress.

A dose of the hormone Oxytocin reduces the stress hormone Cortisol in arguing couples. In addition, Oxytocin strengthens positive behaviour, as researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered. The study by the psychologist Beate Ditzen has appeared in the specialist magazine "Biological Psychiatry".

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