Sentences with phrase «flight hormone triggered»

Not exact matches

When stress hormones kick in — triggering our flight or fight response — people get nervous, tight, and fail to perform their best.

Zombies, for one thing, fit into the horror genre in which monstrous creatures — like dangerous predators in our ancestral environment — trigger physiological fight - or - flight reactions such as an increase in heart rate and blood pressure and the release of such stress hormones as cortisol and adrenaline that help us prepare for danger.

But, in the sleep - deprived brain, the amygdala seemed to be «rewired,» coupling instead with a brain stem area called the locus coeruleus, which secretes norepinephrine, a precursor of the hormone adrenaline that triggers fight - or - flight type reactions.

Due to regularly over-exercising and under - nourishing, my body was releasing a hormone called cortisol (the «fight or flight» response to prolonged stress), which prompts the body to store fat and triggers a drop in metabolism.

This «fight or flight» hormone is triggered in any fear state, whether the danger is real or imagined.

The stress response activates the flight - or - flight reaction, which over time can lead to impaired detoxification of toxins, hormones, and amines (e.g. histamine and thyramine that naturally occur in some aged and preserved foods like cheese, wine, and fish), all of which, when built - up or imbalanced in the body, can trigger a migraine.

Stress — Prolonged stress or prolonged periods of stress trigger the «fight or flight mechanism which causes a series of changes in hormone levels and can fluctuate blood sugar levels,

Loneliness also triggers our fight - or - flight stress hormones, further creating that need for relief that erodes willpower and propels addictive behavior.

epinephrine and norepinephrine are stress hormones that underly the fight - or - flight response; they increase heart rate, trigger the release of glucose from energy stores, and increase blood flow to skeletal muscle.

Anxiety does evoke the same «fight or flight» response that stress does, which means, like stress, anxiety will trigger a flood of stress hormones like cortisol designed to enhance your speed, reflexes, heart rate, and circulation.

Leaky gut also triggers your body's fight or flight response, contributing to adrenal fatigue and hormone imbalance.

The stress hormone is triggered as a result of the fight - or - flight response.

This is because serotonin, in reality, is an innate stress hormone that triggers the «fight or flight» response in the brain, which is a natural, involuntary response meant to save us from mortal danger.