If you’re stressed, exhausted, struggling to lose weight, or feeling like your nervous system is constantly “on,” this episode is for you. Cortisol doesn’t just rise because of emotional stress—it spikes when blood sugar is unstable, minerals are depleted, and your gut isn’t supported. The good news? You don’t need another supplement. Some of the fastest ways to lower cortisol are already sitting in your kitchen.

In this episode I’m sharing:

• Why cortisol stays elevated when blood sugar isn’t stabilized, and why food works faster than supplements
• The most underrated cortisol-lowering fruit and how its vitamin C supports your adrenals and progesterone
• How prebiotic foods directly improve stress resilience by feeding calming gut bacteria like lactobacillus
• Why potassium is a “stress mineral” and how avocados help break the stress/depletion cycle
• How omega-3s from wild-caught salmon reduce inflammation-driven cortisol
• Why zinc and magnesium are essential for calming the nervous system, and the best food-based sources
• How skipping protein at breakfast drives cortisol higher all day long
• Why pasture-raised eggs act like a natural multivitamin for your nervous system
• Simple food swaps that support your HPA axis without adding more supplements

Cortisol issues aren’t just about stress, they’re about depletion. When your body doesn’t feel nourished or safe, it stays in survival mode. This episode will help you understand how to lower cortisol naturally with food, stabilize your blood sugar, support your gut, and give your nervous system the signals it needs to finally calm down.

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I’m Leah Brueggemann, a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional® Practitioner and Hormone Health Coach, helping you balance your hormones in effective and realistic ways so you can live a healthier, happier life.

Through the Balance Hormones Naturally podcast, you’ll discover why your cycle is so important to your everyday health and how you can use nutrition to help support the rise and fall of your hormones and finally feel truly amazing. We dig deep to understand and heal the root causes of your symptoms so you can achieve lasting results through manageable and realistic lifestyle changes, allowing you to live a healthy and balanced life without a life-long pharmaceutical prescription.

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