Ep 48: All About Cortisol with Rachel Soper Sanders

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Sweaty palms ✅
Racing heart ✅
Butterflies in the tummy ✅
Brain fog ✅
More frequent trips to the bathroom ✅
Suddenly craving sweets ✅
Losing all appetite ✅
Experiencing a few of those? Sounds like your stress response is in full force! Which means, your body is probably flooded with cortisol (and a number of other stress hormones). Today, special guest Expert Rachel Soper Sanders, CEO and Founder of Rootine and a health + wellness expert, talks all things cortisol with Mike and Helena on A Coach, a Nutritionist, and an Expert Walk Into a Podcast.
In this episode:
🎙Practical tips for reducing stress and cortisol
🎙️What is cortisol? How does it function?
🎙️The cortisol daily rhythm
🎙️It’s not inherently bad, in fact, cortisol is necessary, so why does it get such a bad rap?
🎙️Acute and chronic stress
🎙️Rachel’s story with imbalanced cortisol
🎙️Symptoms of imbalanced cortisol
🎙️Self-enforcing cycles and interactions that keep stress high, specifically with the gut, hormones and sleep
🎙️Being tired-and-wired
🎙️Phase/stages of adrenal dysfunction
🎙The role of blood sugar balance
🎙Why intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone
🎙Exercise as positive and negative stressors
🎙Two of Rachel's go-tos: Hydration before coffee and 2-3 minutes of gratitude meditation in the a.m.

Rachel Soper Sanders is a founder, innovator, and health and wellness expert committed to helping women 30+ achieve vibrant health with simple, practical advice.
She is the CEO and Founder of Rootine, a modern wellness brand offering science-backed supplements and at-home lab testing. She is also a podcast host, investor, and digital creator with 105,000 followers on social media and her newsletter, Glow & Elevate, where Rachel provides practical tips for improving stress, weight, sleep, and productivity. Her work has been featured in top publications like Forbes and Entrepreneur and she holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and practical health tips she’s learned as a mom of 2 and wellness company founder, offering actionable advice to improve overall well-being and achieve optimal health.

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