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CORTISOL IS CORTISOL IS
THE WRONG TRAIN, THE WRONG TRAIN,
GOING IN THE WRONG GOING IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION!DIRECTION!
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO THERE.
When emotions like fear and anger flood your mind, when stress floods your life,
they signal cortisol. Cortisol launches you into a feeding frenzy.
Cortisol’s dirty tricks:
s When you secrete more cortisol, you’re hungrier, especially for high
fat, high sugar foods. 1
s The effects don’t just come and go. They can stretch out for days or
even months. Your appetite develops a life of its own.
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