Lactium®: action on cortisol

Cortisol is one of the stress hormones, produced in the adrenal glands and controlled by ACTH released by hypophysis. Cortisol contributes to save your life in case of danger. It has an important role in carbohydrates metabolism, increasing glucose synthesis, source of energy in the whole body.

It also contributes to maintain your energy balance during all day.

Unfortunately our organism does not really make difference during different stress situations. He not only produces cortisol during dangerous situations but he also does it when you are stressed at work, when you are blocked into traffic jam. This leads to unnecessary high levels of cortisol.

Even if cortisol has important functions in our organism, released in too much quantity it can be bad for your health.

Acute stress activates both bodily and mental resources. After an acute stressful situation the biological activity will return to baseline. Too frequent, extreme or chronic stress does not allow the system to recover and regenerate resources. Stress hormones like cortisol get dysregulated and promote health problems: craving and weight increase, sleep disorders, and serious diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and immune system dysregulation.

To restore a good level of cortisol, Lactium® can help you.

Lactium® has showed effect on cortisol release. The blood cortisol level reduces significantly after an acute stress when you take Lactium®. Even with chronic anxiety, Lactium® reduces blood cortisol level in the morning which helps you to better manage your day.

Lactium® helps cope with situations of psychological stress.