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Are Your Hormones Happy? - Part 1
1.Your Hormones Work Like a Symphony, Not Soloists
For Example - You really can’t help the thyroid without addressing the health of your adrenals. Hormones work together in symphony.
Symptoms show up as-
- stubborn fat loss
- low morning energy
- wired-but-tired
- sleep issues
- anxiety
- inflammation and pain
This is why women can “do everything right” and still feel exhausted or stuck.
2. Low Thyroid PLUS Cortisol Imbalance = Stubborn Fat & Exhaustion
When thyroid hormones are low, cortisol rises to compensate.
When thyroid meds are added, cortisol clears too quickly, leading to-
- sudden fatigue
- anxiety
- crashes
- sleep problems
This explains why many women feel worse after starting or changing thyroid meds.
3. Most Women Over 40 Don’t Have “Adrenal Fatigue”.They Have a Stressed-Out Brain
The adrenals aren’t tired. Your brain is downshifting your cortisol to protect you.
Chronic stress (emotional, physical, inflammatory) leads the brain to intentionally lower cortisol so you stop “doing too much.”
What's that feel like?
- low morning energy
- afternoon crashes
- nighttime second wind
- persistent belly fat
- low motivation
- pain and/or inflammation
The body thinks it’s unsafe so it holds onto fat and shuts down energy.
4. The #1 Fix? Reset Your Circadian Rhythm
One of the fastest ways into adrenal dysfunction is sleep deprivation.
And one of the fastest ways out is restoring sleep and circadian rhythm.
Here's the facts -
- morning sunlight boosts cortisol naturally (hello, Energy & boosted metabolism)
- blue light at night wrecks sleep
- being a “night owl” is usually environmental, not genetic
- cortisol should be high AM / low PM, not flat all day
Women over 40 who reset their light exposure often lose fat faster than when they change their food.
5. Symptoms of Cortisol/Morning Energy Dysfunction
You feel brain-fogged, wired at night, overwhelmed, can't wake up & exhausted all day”
Here's what that can look like-
- tired on waking
- anxious or overwhelmed
- 2–3 pm crash
- nighttime energy surge
- cravings
- pain and inflammation
- low libido
- poor recovery from workouts
- feeling “puffy” or inflamed
6. Chronic Stress is where - The Body Hits the Emergency Brake
If the world feels unsafe, the body retreats into conservation mode.
The results?
- fat storage
- slower metabolism
- low energy output
- sleep problems
- increased pain
- lowered resilience
The body is not broken. It is protecting you.We simply need to send the body “safety signals.”
Which one are you feeling the most or more than ONE?
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Are Your Hormones Happy? - Part 1
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