Sentences with phrase «releasing high levels of the stress hormone cortisol»

This is because the body is releasing high levels of the stress hormone cortisol at night, when levels should be low.

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When a person becomes stressed, the body reacts by releasing higher levels of the hormone, cortisol.

People who get stressed have higher levels of cortisol, a hormone that's released in response to stress.

The hormone cortisol is released during stress, and it seems that high levels of cortisol in the body tend to encourage central fat to accumulate.

Stress is a major contributor of stored belly fat, because higher levels of the hormone cortisol are released into your bloodstream when you feel stressed.

First of all, high levels of stress results in the release of excessive amounts of cortisol which is known as the stress hormone.

Throughout the sessions they completed questionnaires and provided saliva samples so researchers could observe their cortisol levels (a hormone released during stress) before, during, and after the couples had it out over the area of disagreement that the couples deemed most intense (don't worry, couples were able to end on a high note by discussing the positive aspects of their relationships).