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1. you wake up exhausted even after a full night of sleep. this is not laziness. this is your cortisol stealing your recovery every single night.

2. you’re gaining weight in your belly and face and it will not move no matter what you do. cortisol literally tells your body to store fat there during stress.

3. you wake up at 2, 3, or 4am with your mind racing and can’t fall back asleep. that’s not insomnia. that’s a cortisol spike.

4. you feel anxious all day for absolutely no reason. your nervous system is stuck in fight or flight and it cannot get out.

5. your hair is thinning and falling out more than it used to. chronic stress literally shuts down hair growth.

6. you’re bloated constantly no matter how clean you eat. cortisol shuts digestion completely down when your body feels threatened.

7. you’re wired at night but exhausted all day. your cortisol rhythm is completely backwards.

8. you crave sugar and salt like it’s a compulsion. your body is desperately searching for energy because it’s running on empty.

9. you get sick over and over again. elevated cortisol slowly destroys your immune system from the inside.

10. you don’t feel like yourself anymore and haven’t for a long time. because you’re not.

chronic stress chemically changes who you are.

your labs are normal.

but you are not fine.

and it is not your fault.

follow me for more and comment CORTISOL below and I’ll share what I personally use to finally fix the thing nobody was looking at. 🤍 for the fastest response please message me on Instagram. (TheCortisolCode )

#cortisol #hormonehealth #cortisolimbalance #guthealth #weightloss

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Thank you, BreeAhna! I will be following you forever, by the way I am female, named after my uncle.💕

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