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The Secret to Being Calm When Stressed With High Cortisol

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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The Relationship Between Cortisol and Memory Loss

Cortisol is designed to help with short term memories of emotional events. But chronic cortisol destroys something called a hippocampus, which is like the relay switch for your memories. And so you end up having memory loss, brain fog, you can't focus anymore. In fact, you're fixated on one or two problems 24 seven where you just cannot not think of that problem. That's what happens with a chronic exposure to cortisol.

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