Similarly, when the body is under stress (due to overwork), the mind helps release more coping hormones — when these hormones get released in excess, it becomes chronic stress and the body becomes a haven to a host of diseases. According to integrative lifestyle medicine expert and life coach Luke Coutinho, who addressed the gathering of women entrepreneurs organised by FLO Hyderabad Chapter at The Park, Somajiguda on Monday, “Chronic stress, leads to the body releasing stress hormone cortisol (hormone) in excess. Cortisol is helpful when released in limit, because it is the hormone responsible for fight or flight response, which is innate to our being. While in men, estrogen accumulates in the abdomen and leads to belly pods.”The life coach stressed that stress is a perception, and it depends on how one sees it, and how one deals with the problem. “I urge the audience to listen to what your body says and eat only what your body agrees to,” he concludes.

Source: Indian Express May 31, 2022 05:22 UTC