How High Cortisol Impacts Physiology (and fat loss)

High cortisol has a number of negative impacts on the body. Here are just a few . . .

[@SimarSinghSL]

I can feel my cortisol level rising after watching this, nicely explained btw

[@JakpokonalemrakaBlogspot]

This is by far the BEST explanation of cortisol-induced damage I have seen so far. Thank you, Dr. Walsh.

[@nubianfx]

I just found out that my cortisol levels are off the charts.. trying to do more tests to find out why.. but this explains so much of the stuff ive been going through.

[@ginoasci2876]

what kind of test did you do? how was the cortisol effecting you? did you have burning in your upper Abs and when you were hungry?

[@dimasavila9158]

Check cushings

[@toomuchsausage23]

Make am adrenal tumor another possibility to check out

[@Verschlimmbesserung]

Great presentation. I'd like to add that recent brain imaging studies in people with borderline disorder have shown that lowered activity in the prefrontal cortex due to increased cortisol synthesis is linked to the emorional disregulation, poor judgement abilities, and abnormal social responce. Oxytocin is suggested to counteract these adverse responses.

[@Jo-lp1px]

Very interesting

[@YourFather9919]

This man has scarred the shit out of me, I've got a round belly and I don't remember what I ate yesterday .

[@theiriscen]

Don’t worry. Just take a vacation or something

[@vipra_vaishnava]

😂

[@MyNewEra2012]

😂🤣😂🤣😂👍

[@MrTrashcan1]

This was excellent. Thank you, Dr. Walsh.

[@garesRI]

I cannot tell you how appreciative I am that you went into so much detail, and in particular connecting-the-dots!!! Most of the time, we'll get a brief overview, and maybe that's good for a lot of people, but not me. What you did satisfies my curiosity, and need to understand before I can tie it into my mind. NOW it makes sense!

[@LolaClo]

Thank you!!! Very helpful indeed! This is exactly what I was looking for

[@Jakarta123]

Extremely informative. Thank u.

[@RichardMcCloskey]

Does a good job trying to present the problem from all angles with cortisol as the central player. The comm

[@antoniosaraviav]

terrific way to explain something we (normal people) are experimenting day by day.

[@hazelstratum]

so basically just go outside and do something physical. your brain thinks your stress (i'm speaking for work, school stress) are physical. therefore, doing something physical should help ease those nerves out. your body thinks that the threat is gone.

[@wingsonthebus]

also make sure it’s actually working...I can have high-cortisol phases where I can’t “get out of my head” even while doing exercise and “relaxing” outside in nice weather. I think “getting out of your head” is probably easier for most people, most of the time, than it is for me; just keep in mind that if you CAN’T actually “get out of your head” then no matter how much you move your body around it won’t help at all, and that’s not Your Fault. if it works, for God’s sake, KEEP GOING. if it’s not working it’s not working, don’t beat yourself up over it, just stay focused, reassess, try other stuff, keep swimming like a rat in the forced swim test on ketamine and eventually you’ll fix it

[@tt-with-Akihiko]

wow... great 6mins of useful info good job and thanks for sharing

[@nsonnson]

very clear voice, easily understand!!

[@tedwallace7465]

Simple and clear. Thanks doc.

[@eagleego8083]

SOOO GOOD AND CLEAR!! Thank you!!

[@Realnofriendofbush]

Mate your a legend, Student Naturopath here loving your big picture take on biochemical pathways!! True Teacher!

[@RocketMartin]

Thank you. This is clear and concise from a knowledgeable health professional. Looking forward to more Doc.

[@henrymwaba5628]

this is the best explanation indeed... thanks Dr. Walsh keep making videos like this..

[@Lone_wolf_31]

your explanation for was superb !!!!! amazing !!! awesome job well done ! I understood everything thank you

[@janixiaguifarro3003]

Thank you for the video and info. Recently found out I have a tumor that's affecting my cortisol levels. Now all the symptoms make sense.

[@sandocean1764]

Helpful information. Thank you

[@staceymayhill]

very good. one of the best

[@martinackbar7876]

straight to the point nice one

[@Azmraziacska]

Thank you! Clear, concise, understandable

[@davidbillyard6629]

Ashwagandha helps with lowering cortisol,and handling stress.

[@jjk2one]

BS IT'S ALL A LIE

[@lauracampbell7216]

GREAT INFORMATION.THANKS A BUNCH

[@ColetteSummerland]

...Again, a very informative video. Knowledge is power. Thank you so much!

[@jessm1767]

You are amazing! I am investigating cortisol and methods to destress after having my doctor diagnose anxiety (for the first time ever!!) then getting a blood test to confirm it - that I had high blood sugars and predicted high cortisol :( This is so helpful! A lot makes sense! Thank you!

[@ronnie.1983]

Solid video, man.

[@rothschildianum]

Excellent explanation!!! To the point.

[@ashleyrothe5181]

This is a great, helpful video! I have been stressing for several months and this all makes so much sense.

[@ajayrawat8311]

Meee too

[@StayFitChicago]

No pun intended.

[@janascuderi4047]

Thanks for this information. I've been looking for some better explanations on this subject. I played it back at 3/4 time because it was way too fast on normal😊

[@DEVAULT.]

This video is Fantastic. Thank you so much 🙏

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

so spot on. fasting in the morning on keto damaged me. now i shift all carbs in the morning to lower cortisol in the morning. that makes keto work again. and i take vitamin c multiple times a day

[@MyNewEra2012]

A fantastic video! 👍

[@80monia]

Great video!!

[@musselchee9560]

Well, that explains a lot. THANK YOU.

[@MaaNonu123]

would be great if you gave us advice on how to lower it, keep in mind that most people who are watching your video are probably watching it because they have high cortisol and want your suggestions..., Not to say it wasn't useful information but most people want to know how to fix the problem rather than know what the problem is

[@madmanatsea]

The video is COMPLETE because it is on the Physiology of cortisol so be grateful and THANK the Good doctor for it! Thanks Dr. Brian Walsh.

[@rarecombo]

This is awesome!

[@captfalconXX]

So informative ! Thanks

[@imgpartner]

This is a great summary of what stress can do to our lives (Cushing's syndrome might be mentioned in the context of the pituitary gland, but most people probably know about it anyway).

[@hussain55019]

Simply fantabulas..

[@brynevans9699]

Amazing vid!

[@gimmwolff9711]

VERY good video. I have this all symptoms. I am under very high stress due to some job related and family related problems. Today I started Ashwagandha supplement to decrease cortisol. Hope to get a good life sooner :)

[@youngfil]

This is so helpful for my essay....way better explaination than some journals i have read. They should find ways to have videos like this peer reviewed. Are there peer-reviewed videos? hmmmm....

[@JonesMereu]

Less muscle = a drop in your metabolic rate measured by calories burned at rest. Thank you for this.

[@flowcharttocodeconverter936]

Thanks for the information. 👍🏻

[@rarecombo]

Can you please make another video on the ways to address high cortisol via nutrition?

[@wingsonthebus]

checks out extremely, thank you

[@youandiiitube]

thank you, this was great!!

[@NansGlobalKitchen]

Awesome video thankyou doctor! So what can a person do to treat this cortisol? I mean what supplements and foods should they consume?

[@mhenderson3407]

Thanks for the video!

[@meandmysales1004]

Thanks great info

[@Ibrahim81324]

It is useful ...thanks

[@masoodfarooki435]

very valuable information s

[@jasminnairobi8940]

So helpful,thank you!!

[@chris_k8e]

Jasmin Nairobi your english must be excellent

[@ajayrawat8311]

Best explanation ever...

[@omnigeddon]

Legendary stuff

[@OrientalMutt]

Thank you for this vid!

[@rescuemyhealth]

@MaaNonu123 The "what to do about it" depends on what's causing it. It could be inflammation, infection, stress (mental/emotional, physical or both), immune system involvement, foods, etc. It's not as easy as taking a supplement - it requires taking a look at the big picture and fixing what was causing it in the first place.

[@kevintoth5365]

Sir you are absolutely amazing.

[@ceilconstante7813]

Limit your exposure to Narcissist! Ross Rosenberg, & Dr. Lee Carter are extremely helpful.

[@vanessasouthern1792]

Thank you for that. Brilliant comment. You read my mind. That's why Im overweight, I've been abused by a narcissist since I was a child.

[@ceilconstante7813]

@@vanessasouthern1792 Hi Vanessa. Thank you for the nice comment. Me too! Its very confusing and lifetime damaging. I'm so grateful to be able to video learn from amazing experts. I developed Hashimoto Thyroid. Have had it undiagnosed for over 20 yrs. (I hate Medical Doctors) Its common for people who've been abused to develop Autoimmune illnesses. Finally in May saw a Homeopathic Dr who found it. Not fun having weight, fatigue and always feeling stressed! I'm on the road back to health and wellness. Dr. Randall Tent has an amazing lecture on autoimmune, weight loss and other health enhancing topics. Sending you a hug from Florida.

[@vanessasouthern1792]

@@ceilconstante7813 thank you that's so kind. Sending you one back from Newcastle in UK 🇬🇧 I'm pleased you're getting somewhere with your health. I will do some more research on your suggestions, thanks. I've been bullied and abused so badly since a child and in a narcissistic family system (that I'm now extricated from) into adulthood. I suffer from eczema, allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, complex PTSD. My mother abused me so badly my periods stopped at 27 and I went through early menopause. It's had a devastating effect. I'm now 45. It's an extremely lonely ife. But I keep praying every day to stay sane. I had a complete nervous breakdown after trying to take my life at 40. Ended up in a psychiatric unit and then she mocked me for it, along with her flying monkeys. I wonder what I did to deserve such evil. I hope one day it all makes sense. Take care. ❤ 😘

[@souljourney7155]

Very helpful Thank you

[@jiafei08]

I had to be a Medrol for a while, and after I taper off, I find myself in all sorts of problems that you mentioned in the video. It's a very vicious cycle - reactive hypoglycemia, hypertension, insomnia, vitamin D deficiency, muscle/join pain, loss of bone density, ovarian cyst, ... My MD treated my symptoms one after another but never tested me for my cortisol level. I feel this video is incomplete. How can one's body break the vicious cycle and reduce the cortisol level?

[@aliskoppar]

thanks doc.

[@igspal]

@ Dr. Brian Walsh THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for your vids (although this vid is about HIGH cortisol, which is the exact OPPOSITE of MY problem), this vid, along w/your vid re adrenal fatigue FULLY EXPLAINS MY SYMPTOMS/PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zXJulianXz]

Can you recover frontal lobe activity by reduction in cortisol? I'm stressing (the irony) about being stupid because I stress too much.

[@spiggs2182]

unbelievable job. very good.

[@tylerdurden1125]

subscribed. great informational video bro

[@JamesCarmichael]

I've been treating my Bruxism over the last 4 days and I sleep SO much better now. i sleep better and I'm clearly a lot happier which has unbelievably caused me to lose 4 pounds in 4 days. I've been dieting and exercising for months and while I've lost a fair bit of weight I've been stagnant for weeks now. I even gained a little weight 2 weeks ago that was very discouraging. Stress and Sleep are obvious to me now to be the overlooked elements of health.

[@darrylprojectile]

thank you!!

[@dishfun99]

nice video

[@drsamialrumaih]

Awesome Thanks:)

[@rescuemyhealth]

@tedcragg09 Thanks for the comment. Coming from an MD, it means a lot to me. Glad you liked it.

[@amir9000]

Thank you. Great explanation! What is the name of the lab test for measuring Cortisol level? Also, I heard from my doctor, measuring Cortisol level is not something you can rely on in diagnosing, because it is so variable from one moment to another. Is this correct?

[@MrNATACUS]

it goes up and down through the day. It should be higher in the morning in order for you to get up and go.

[@neversaw]

amir9000 the Dr found my cortisol tests unreliable for severity as I couldn't keep a 'normal' sleep pattern and so so,drives in the day it dipped as I'd just slept etc

[@rescuemyhealth]

@cqammaz53 No, high cortisol typically suppresses pituitary function and therefore lowers TSH.

[@Happy-jv9fd]

Great explanation , but now my Cortisol increase even more after this Vid... LOL would be nice to get some advice from Dr how to prevet or what to do to Lower Cortisol

[@cookingsimplified01]

thanks....

[@RangerRickTV]

How to lower cortisol ?

[@flyjeanro7114]

Bon travail

[@nonoooooooooo1]

wow thanks a lot

[@questionmarc2908]

Can this be also cause flight or fight?

[@femofemo871]

I really love this lesson . the way he teach is like feeeding some sweet food for keeds

[@Torcsen]

Does cortisol call on gluconeogenesis to ramp up if there isnt a need for more BG? If glucose rise and insulin is secreted insluin trump the cortisols effect on the glucagon in the liver to make glucose doesnt it? Is there a direct link from stress--- cortisol --- and gluconoegenesis? I went keto and trained hard HIIT without carbing up. This raised my cortisol and adrenalin levels high for at least 48hours. But that was a nescessary stress to fill up to some degree my glycogen levels in tissue and to raise my bloodsugar from getting too low. Even after 24hours my training session I had an GKI of 1. 3,3-3,3 but I was feeling great though. Btw I'm out of ketosis now because the downsides and extra stress on my hormone levels during my HIIT-sessions. I found out that I need carbohydrates to feel OK during and after workouts. But only to a degree of whats nescessary.

[@lookingup82]

do the adrenal glands "leak" cortisol if one is in a constant state of Hypervigilence?, "Waiting for the other shoe to drop?" I as well as most of my family are Hypervigilent, police, emt, etc. I seem to have fibromyalgia and a bit of RA and maybe Lupus SLE. (tests pending). I've always had this feeling like I don't get as much adrenaline as others in emergencies and feel like I am calmer. Can I be stressed out moderately all day to the point of a reduction in cortisol or over production to compensate for the Hypervigilence?

[@1ecafuentes]

lookingup82 i think if they get stuck on fight/flight mode they easily send the signal to produce cortisol... then you get problems like those explained

[@tunisiano4u]

waaaw veryyyy helpful thanks i owe you my file :D

[@thedancingalien7766]

Us aliens have cortisol injections Thats why were all bald.

[@chefpinot45]

I find Ashwaganda to be an effective stress-reducing supplement. It has a gentle calming effect without leaving you in a "fog" like those nasty chemical anti-depressants. It's also relatively inexpensive. Also, when supplementing EFAs, focus on the Omega 3s. The average diet already has enough Omega 6s in it (dairy, grains and oils) The most bio-available form of Omega 3s is Krill Oil.

[@ginoasci2876]

how does cortisol effect the hunger hormones? for example, why does the stomach burn when empty or hungry? is it possible that high cortisol stays high even when not feeling stressed and causes burning in the upper Abs? is this at all possible or is it definitely possible?

[@ginoasci2876]

if you could please explain..... frontal lobe activity like when i’m watching this video and trying to figure out why my had been burning for almost two years and some asshole is out front with his car stereo on so loud i can’t pay attention to you and get so angry that i pause the video and ask you this question to help me understand if it’s me that should get angry and ignore the outside distraction or if it’s definitely ok for me to get angry at this distraction especially because for the past 50 years i’ve had to deal with controlling people and for the past ten months construction has been going on everyday three houses up and the noise is constant while my stomach burns? is it possible that cortisol is to blame for my pain regardless of what causes it to rise in the first place and has caused my body to automatically cause my stomach to burn especially when it’s time to eat and my stomach is empty? the symptoms i’ve had you wouldn’t believe if i told you but this stomach is a misery to me and i’d love love to know if it’s cortisol or not. i beg for an answer....

[@maryamwriter3500]

Thanks ❤❤❤❤

[@behhuien1529]

How about immune system?

[@cjbanksful]

Please help me, my my growth hormone level is 71, I have gained thirty-five pounds in two years. Dr. Moreno said, the only answer is shots, but they are extremely expensive. Can you help? She has already done the tests for Cushings and it is not Cushings.

[@alinewkirk8578]

How might I cite this good information for a research paper?

[@petrakozelj1848]

Hi, tnx for very informative video. I have high free cortisol and low metabolite of cortisole......i made acth test, and my fisition sad i have low cortisole becose my metabolite are low. I have this adrenal fatigue for almost 4 years now, i try rhodiola...i didnt feel ok after this, i am taking b complex, celfood with c vitamin, spirulina with se, cu...eat more and less paleo, i dont eta gluten, milk, sugar, cofein, acohol. I do tai chi, yoga nidra........but i fell sicker and sicker. I make mr of brain, bag, enterography of gut becouse of ibs....all result was b.p. I admit i am lost, and dont know what should i try . I have havy period and still more havier time after period, when i feel totaly exhausted, sick, nausea, anxeous...than ovulation come and i have horible nausea, heart palpitation, blood rate up....Do you have any sugestion what will help me? I am 40 ....my sex hormons was normal, mybe testosteron little low. Thank you very much, best regards, petra

[@111esmeralda]

This is great... I was gunshot in my RL and my Cortisol was on the roof I gain 30 pounds in six months after the incident I have PTSD, GAD and DD I also have short term memory loss I've been working towards my recovery... How can I manage the stress and also If the cortisol levels are too high for years what are the chances of recovering completely? Thank you

[@petegail3185]

I'm wondering how you are doing?Have your stress levels gone down and were you able to lose weight? I have gained over a 100 pounds over the last ten years and I have been hit with stressful even after event.I eat "healthy",so trying not to stress is not in my DNA so I keep gaining weight.I really have had major life changing stress over the last ten years and I think,I cant take much more stress on my mind and body.Just curious if you were able to lose weight?

[@user-yz1qr3wr9c]

What can we take for chronic cortisol stress please....????

[@Johanna-qf1yx]

My cortisol is low when it needs to be higher and high when it needs to be lower. Why do I keep hearing about high cortisol ????? I’m so sick now and it all started with my cortisol out of wack. Help !!!