What Actually Lowers Your Cortisol This Autumn
The season turns, the routine tightens, and your stress hormones often follow. Here is what the real research says works, and why autumn specifically is worth paying attention to.
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Cortisol is your body's main stress hormone, released by your adrenal glands on instructions from your brain whenever it decides you are under threat, real or imagined. It is not the enemy. A short, sharp rise in cortisol is exactly what gets you through a difficult meeting or a near miss on the motorway. The problem is not cortisol itself. It is cortisol that never gets the message to switch off, running high for weeks at a time and quietly wearing down your sleep, your mood and your long-term health.
Autumn puts a specific kind of pressure on that system. The days shorten, the routine tightens after a looser summer, and your body's natural cortisol rhythm, high in the morning to wake you, low at night to let you rest, has to reset itself against less daylight and a fuller diary at the same time. That combination is exactly when the genuinely evidence-based techniques below earn their keep.
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Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief of Rich Woman Magazine, founder of Sovereign Magazine, author of many books, Dr Marina Nani is a social edification scientist coining a new industry, Social Edification. Passionately advocating to celebrate your human potential, she is well known for her trademark "Be Seen- Be Heard- Be You" running red carpet events and advanced courses like Blog Genius®, Book Genius®, Podcast Genius®, the cornerstones of her teaching. The constant practitioner of good news, she founded MAKE THE NEWS ( MTN) with the aim to diagnose and close the achievement gap globally. Founder of many publications, British Brands with global reach Marina believes that there is a genius ( Stardust) in each individual, regardless of past and present circumstances. "Not recognising your talent leaves society at loss. Sharing the good news makes a significant difference in your perception about yourself, your industry and your community."
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