Stress, hormones and the risks of high cortisol.

From: Quicksilver Scientific - Wednesday May 17,2023 01:32 pm

WOMEN & STRESS Sexual Health In today’s world, talking about stress management with patients has become as common as taking a blood pressure reading. Everyone is stressed! Research shows that women experience stress differently from men. According to a 2016 study in The Journal of Brain and Behavior, women are twice as likely to experience severe stress as men.1 And, to make things worse, female physiology may be more significantly harmed by stress than male physiology because of the delicate relationship between stress hormones and female sex hormones. The term “Rushing Woman’s Syndrome” has been coined by nutritional biochemist Libby Weaver to describe the cascade of adverse hormonal changes in women who have been under stress for an extended period. Chronic stress is associated with worsening hormonal symptoms in women, such as PMS, and menopausal symptoms, like hot flashes.2,3 Reproductive health can also take a toll when long-term stress is at play. This study illustrates how the COVID19 pandemic influenced women’s libido and hormonal balance with 46% experiencing menstrual cycle changes, 53% experiencing worsening PMS, and 45% experiencing a reduced libido.

Reproductive health can also take a toll when long-term stress is at play. This study illustrates how the COVID19 pandemic influenced women’s libido and hormonal balance with 46% experiencing menstrual cycle changes, 53% experiencing worsening PMS, and 45% experiencing a reduced libido.

Stress and Hormones Under normal conditions, sexual desire and stimulation are driven by hormones. Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone naturally raise or lower libido and sexual pleasure depending on our monthly cycles. They also help maintain a healthy menstrual cycle and help mitigate related symptoms. But when stress is high, the adrenal hormone cortisol takes over, suppressing sex hormones, which can lead to a host of hormonal symptoms including reduced libido. The Risks of High Cortisol Remember learning about the pregnenolone steal? High cortisol affects DHEA, the precursor hormone for estrogen and testosterone by ‘stealing’ away pregnenolone to make more cortisol. High stress (and cortisol) can lower progesterone due to progesterone being a precursor to cortisol. Too much cortisol may decrease testosterone, the main hormone that makes you want to have sex and leads to heightened sexual pleasure. High cortisol may lead to other symptoms that get in the way of sex drive, like weight gain, intense cravings, extreme fatigue, and poor sleep.

Help For Stress and Sexual Health Supplements can nourish the HPA axis and help support hormones and feel-good neurotransmitters.

Adaptogens Adaptogens like ashwagandha, rhodiola, astragalus root, reishi, gingseng, and schisandra support resilience to stress. Research shows that some of these powerfully intuitive herbs help balance cortisol levels and support healthy HPA axis function.4 Try Ultra Energy® for broad adaptogen support.

Vitamins Foundational nutrients like vitamin C, D and B vitamins help nourish taxed adrenals. For example, B vitamins are needed for many of the metabolic pathways used to synthesize and secrete cortisol and other hormones and neurotransmitters involved in the HPA axis, such as catecholamines.5 For high absorption, multi-vitamin support, try Ultra Vitamin®.

Neurotransmitters The neurotransmitter GABA and the amino acid l-theanine are calming agents that support how we respond to stress – when we can control our response to stress, we are safeguarding hormonal balance. Clinical research indicates that L-theanine offers potent stress modulating effects, without causing drowsiness, and supports a positive mood and relaxation.7 Try the calming combination product Liposomal Gaba + L-theanine.

Hormones Finally, supporting the balance of sex hormones may help the body’s resilience to stress and cortisol-induced depletion among other things. Try DHEA+ Female Hormone Tonic and Progesterone+ Replenishing Serum.

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