WEBVTT - Signs Your Cortisol is Out Of Whack 

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, welcome back to Bounce Forward with me, Tiphoul. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on

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<v Speaker 1>which I'm recording this podcast, the wrendry people of the

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<v Speaker 1>cooler Nation. I pay my respects for elders past and present.

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<v Speaker 1>Lee contacted me with a great question. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>there's another fake TikTok trend going around, Tiff, but I'd

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<v Speaker 1>love your take on it, the adrenal mocktail. It's supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to help boost your cortisol levels and balance your hormones.

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<v Speaker 1>But do you think it'll actually work? Okay, So there's

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<v Speaker 1>always a trend at the moment. It's ballet bodies and

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<v Speaker 1>yoga boobs, you know. And I just hate these trends,

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<v Speaker 1>the fashion of bodies and physicality and all of these

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<v Speaker 1>nutrition trends as well, and these weird drinks. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we were just at the point where people were snorting

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<v Speaker 1>and drinking raw protein powder without any liquid. I mean, seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to stop. We've got to stop, and we've

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<v Speaker 1>got to really look look at what is it that

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<v Speaker 1>this trend is telling us to do, and what are

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<v Speaker 1>the benefits, and is it coming from a credible source.

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<v Speaker 1>So what's in the mocktail? I had to look into

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<v Speaker 1>this fresh citrus juice, coconut water, sea salt, and you

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<v Speaker 1>can opt to add in cream of tatar or coconut

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<v Speaker 1>cream or milk. Now, how does it work? The adrenal

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<v Speaker 1>cocktail focuses on three nutrients your vitamin C, sodium, and potassium,

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<v Speaker 1>and these are key to maintaining your adrenal health. And

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<v Speaker 1>this trio also helps maintain hormone stability, proper hydration, and

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<v Speaker 1>electrote electrolyte balance. Okay, but I don't know. The ingredients

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<v Speaker 1>in the cocktail have a lot of glucose in them,

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<v Speaker 1>so or sugar, So it's going to give you a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of calories and as much as it's definitely going

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<v Speaker 1>to give you some you know, hydration and boosts of electrolytes.

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<v Speaker 1>You got to think, am I really out of whack

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<v Speaker 1>with my cortzolt? Okay? So I had to look at

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<v Speaker 1>each ingredient here. The orange juice adds glucose and vitamin

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<v Speaker 1>C to support immune system and acts as an antioxidant

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<v Speaker 1>to help protect your adrenals against oxidative stress, which is great.

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<v Speaker 1>That alone orange juice is fantastic. You can put aluvira

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<v Speaker 1>in there for its anti inflammatory properties and the sea salt.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, your body needs electrolytes and salts to stay balanced,

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<v Speaker 1>so definitely, if you're stressed out of your brain, having

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<v Speaker 1>more electrolytes is going to help balance things out. And

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<v Speaker 1>basically this cocktail aims to replenish the body's adrenal glands

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<v Speaker 1>and because of this, it's going to counter fatigue and

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<v Speaker 1>help you have more energy. But you've got to first

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<v Speaker 1>look at whether you're whether your adrenal glands are out

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<v Speaker 1>of whack. Okay, what are the signs? So the signs

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<v Speaker 1>that they're out of whack are extreme fatigue, weight loss

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<v Speaker 1>or decrease, appetite, darkening of your skin in, low blood pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>even fainting, salt cravings, low blood sugar, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting,

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<v Speaker 1>abdominal pain. Okay, Now these are pretty hard core, So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think anyone's really got these symptoms having the

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<v Speaker 1>Cortisolt cocktail. And I think that you really have to say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the point. Like I see, there's a huge trend

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment of taking electrolytes and people aren't actually

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<v Speaker 1>even training hard enough to even need the electrolytes, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So they're just putting stuff in their bodies that their

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<v Speaker 1>bodies don't need. And one of the best things was

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<v Speaker 1>ever said to me was by a dietitian I was

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<v Speaker 1>seeing and I was wanting to take a lot of supplements,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're like, everything you put in your body, your

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<v Speaker 1>body has to work hard to process and deal with.

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<v Speaker 1>So the more supplements you put in your body, the

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<v Speaker 1>harder your body is actually working, and that will contribute

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<v Speaker 1>to your fatigue rather than boosting your energy levels. So

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<v Speaker 1>pull back on the supplements, pull back on anything unnecessary

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<v Speaker 1>in your body, and your body will actually work to

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<v Speaker 1>have energy more efficiently. And that just made a whole

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<v Speaker 1>lot of sense to me. So I always ask yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>am I actually in a deficit? Or like, am I

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<v Speaker 1>missing vitamin B? Before I go get vitamin B shots?

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<v Speaker 1>Am my adrenals really out of whack? Before I go

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<v Speaker 1>taking a cortisol mocktail? You know, I think you need

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<v Speaker 1>to ask yourself that question and then look at ways

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<v Speaker 1>you can manage stress more effectively, because chronic stress is

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<v Speaker 1>the primary cause of adrenal dysfunction. So for me, that's meditation.

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<v Speaker 1>Bit of mindfulness, deep breathing exercises I love and you've

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<v Speaker 1>heard me doing this podcasts, yoga, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>little things like setting boundaries, say no to excessive commitments,

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<v Speaker 1>or prioritizing self care super important, and spending time in nature.

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<v Speaker 1>Walking in green spaces is proven to lower stress hormones

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<v Speaker 1>and improve your mood. After you do all of those

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<v Speaker 1>things to manage stress, you can look at at optimizing

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<v Speaker 1>your nutrition to deal with and support the adrenal recovery.

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<v Speaker 1>And those things are healthy fats of avocados, nuts, seeds,

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<v Speaker 1>olive oils, complex carbohydrates, sweet potato and quinoa and oats.

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<v Speaker 1>And then your protein you fish, your poultry, your eggs,

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<v Speaker 1>your beans, your legumes, and those things are going to

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<v Speaker 1>really increase your vitamin C, your magnesium, B, vitamins and zinc.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a girl that's not about the supplements, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>about eating the food to get the goods, okay. And

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<v Speaker 1>so you're going to get zinc found in pumpkin seeds,

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<v Speaker 1>in beef, in chickpeas, right, You're going to get magnesium

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<v Speaker 1>found in spinach and almonds and dark chocolate, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and vitamin C in all of your oranges, Kiwi strawberries.

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<v Speaker 1>You know you're naturally going to get it and it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to reduce that qurtisol production. And then if you

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<v Speaker 1>stay hydrated, which is really important for the adrenal glands,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can put a pinch of salt in your water,

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<v Speaker 1>you really set in my opinion, there are but other

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<v Speaker 1>things that you can do to stress out your adrenal glands.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just mention quickly, not getting enough sleep, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>not limiting blue light exposure one to two hours before bed,

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<v Speaker 1>caffeine excessive caffeines and stimulants not good. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>do the things that balance your blood sugar and I've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about this on this podcast from you know, things

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<v Speaker 1>that naturally boost GLP one production. You eat those balanced

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<v Speaker 1>meals that include protein, healthy fats and fiber in each meal,

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<v Speaker 1>and you eat regularly, you're going to really look after

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<v Speaker 1>your adrenal glands anyway. And there's one more thing that

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<v Speaker 1>I do that I really love incorporating adaptogens. Okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>adaptogenic herbs can balance out the stress hormones and they're fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>So ASHWAGANDHA reduces stress and balances cortisol levels really good

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<v Speaker 1>holy basil and licorice root helps maintain quarters levels too,

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<v Speaker 1>and liquorice root is really easy to get in a tea,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's really beautiful. And of course, being a personal trainer,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to come back and say engaging in physical

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<v Speaker 1>activity it's going to help with the adrenals. So yoga, walking,

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<v Speaker 1>light swimming, you know, any kind of lists, low intensity,

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<v Speaker 1>steady state cardio, it's going to really help with those

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<v Speaker 1>adrenal glands and help them to recover if they're stressed out.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course gut health probotics, prebotics, reducing inflammatory foods

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<v Speaker 1>like processed foods, sugar and transfats, that's really going to help.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's so much you can do to look after

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<v Speaker 1>your adrenal glands without going on a trend drinking a

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<v Speaker 1>high calorie mocktail. And I think trends are just dangerous,

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<v Speaker 1>so you always have to go back to a holistic approach.

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<v Speaker 1>So looking at your nutrition, looking at your movement, looking

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<v Speaker 1>at your sleep, looking at what can you do the

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<v Speaker 1>little one percenters that will just really boost your adrenal

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<v Speaker 1>gland health, and then you've got something that is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be give you so much more longevity than just

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<v Speaker 1>taking a cocktail mocktail once because you saw it on TikTok.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just like the yoga boobs, it's just like the

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<v Speaker 1>ballet bodies. These are trends that come and go, but

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<v Speaker 1>looking after your adrenal glands long term is something that

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<v Speaker 1>you should be doing all the time. Thank you so

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