My doctor always tries to get me to get gastro bypass, which I refuse, he says the more kids I have and the older I get I won’t be able to lose weight because of cortisol. What’s a good way to deal with stress so that cortisol isn’t released?

I am still trying to gather more resources for you to read up on, but basically, behavior-wise, you are holding up your part of the deal by exercising, eating healthy, and playing with your kids. You have even started taking yoga which has benefits way beyond just feeling good. I want to share meditation and breathing techniques here too. I first wanted to take a look at the book, The Cortisol Connection because someone had mentioned it… but then after reading the review, it seems to be another super restrictive “diet” book that recommends a ton of supplements. It also happens to have been written by a guy who conveniently was part owner of CortiSlim, a drug that claimed to block cortisol. The FTC charged the manufacturers with making false and unsubstantiated claims (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cortisol-blockers/AN01275).

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