Addressing the Connections Between Cortisol and Weight Gain

The holidays typically expose us to stressors of relationship dynamics, work deadlines, and new or different menus - which usually include a lot more sweets and inflammatory foods. This discussion will bring to light how our body responds to these stressors, including overindulging, and how we can understand and best support these challenges!

Key Moments:
2:30: Course Intro
2:55: Obesity Pandemic, Factors and Considerations
4:30: Cortisol’s Relationship to Weight gain and obesity Intro
6:18: Cortisol introduction
6:35: Cortisol: Glucocorticoid
9:43: Cortisol: Short Term Effect
10:55: Cortisol: Long Term Effect
12:21: Cortisol Physiology
14:00: Stress Response Hormones
15:07: HPA Function and Stress Response
15:45: HPA Function and Stress Response: Obesity
17:00: Glycemic dysregulation and inflammatory signals; HPA Axis response and sleep
18:00: Hormones that help regulate metabolism
19:00: Impact of sleep disturbance on inflammation and inflammatory markers in test results
22:00: Effects of sleep deprivation in the body
23:00: How adipocytes release hormones and how adipokines communicate
34:00: Adipocyte effects in the body
37:00: The primary goal of adipokines
39:00: Effects of consistently high cortisol levels
43:00: Correlation between cortisol and BMI
49:00: Treatment considerations for elevated cortisol
52:00 How the DUTCH Test can help determine cortisol metabolite levels, diurnal curve to evaluate circadian rhythm, and inflammatory markers