Gary Brecka
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Look at the metabolized cortisol.
Look at this, guys.
There's no way.
And then guess what happens?
All of this happening at one time throws women into fight or flight.
You're stressed out because libido's gone.
You're looking in the mirror and you're like, wait, all of a sudden I'm aging faster.
I can't wake up in the morning.
I feel like a lead balloon.
I have no motivation.
My mood is completely off.
You get something called flat affect or mood numbness where the peaks and valleys of mood disappear so that you don't get really, really, really happy.
You don't get really, really, really pissed off.
You're just kind of, eh.
very melancholy.
There's no positive aggression towards life.
There's no positive aggression towards working out.
And stress causes the brain to release ACTH, which stimulates the adrenal glands to make hormones, including DHEA and cortisol.
So stress aggravates this even more.
And mainly the stress hits during the day when your cortisol should be low.