Tips to Reduce Cortisol Levels and Dial Down Stress

Certain activities, foods and supplements can help calm your body.

Stress isn’t exactly in short supply these days. In fact, more than 1 in 4 adults say they’re so stressed out, they can’t even function, according to a report by the American Psychological Association.

That’s a tsunami of a stress hormone called cortisol rising and crashing in our collective systems. Just picturing that wave is … well, stressful.

But there are simple things you can do to better control your cortisol levels and keep stress-fueling surges at bay. Let’s look at your options with integrative medicine doctor Yufang Lin, MD.

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