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HORMONES, METABOLIC HEALTH Laura Fox HORMONES, METABOLIC HEALTH Laura Fox

Exercising with Adrenal Fatigue & Cortisol Dysregulation

Exercise is a hormetic activity, which means that exercise itself is a stressor. The right amount is healthy, but going over amount can become unhealthy. When you’re exercising too much, there’s very little opportunity for the body to recover.

When we combine over-exercising with other life stressors, such as a busy lifestyle, lack of rest and recovery, and under-eating, it can become a major contributor to adrenal issues.

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HORMONES, METABOLIC HEALTH Laura Fox HORMONES, METABOLIC HEALTH Laura Fox

Low Libido: What Your Sex Drive is Saying About Your Hormones

A healthy sex drive is mark of vitality and health. So if your libido is low, that could be an indication that something is going on with your mental or physical health, most often hormonal imbalance. Despite how common low libido and hormonal imbalance is, people still feel pretty embarrassed about it. But there is no shame in your low sex drive game! In today’s podcast and blog, I answer a listener question: What’s up with my low sex drive?! to get to the bottom of why your libido might be low.

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