«Cognitive dietary restraint is associated with higher urinary cortisol excretion in healthy premenopausal women.» (nourishbalancethrive.com)
Reducing stress on your gastrointestinal system will significantly lower cortisol excretion. (womenshealthandfitness.com.au)
Similar patterns of reduced T3 and elevated cortisol excretion were recently seen in a clinical trial of a 10 % carb weight maintainance diet. (perfecthealthdiet.com)