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CORTISOL: Is it BAD or BENEFICIAL?

Healthy and normal levels of cortisol help us deal with stressful situations, whereas consistent abnormal levels of cortisol may result in serious health conditions. It is therefore important that normal levels of cortisol are maintained.

Relationship Between Cortisol, Stress, & Anxiety

Being aware of stressors and able to manage our cortisol levels within normal biological levels can greatly empower us to manage our anxieties

Definitions of Stress

It is evident that since Hans Selye coined the terms “stress” in 1936, scientific community has not been able to conclusively define the term with a universally acceptable definition of stress. However, general understanding has been that stress is result of some form of stimuli (stressors) that evoke a physiological process manifested by body as the fight or flight response.