六種身體產生高皮質醇的跡象
氫化皮質酮,或稱為皮質醇,是腎上腺所產生的一種荷爾蒙。過高的皮質醇指數會影響您的健康。
畢竟,皮質醇有助於增加我們的血糖值,但也能降低骨骼形成並導致肥胖等疾病。
當您的皮質醇指數過高時,這就是所謂的皮質醇增多症或庫興氏症候群(Cushing’s syndrome)。這種疾病會導致脂肪聚積、高血壓及巨大的身體壓力。
以下的這些跡象能幫助您知道您體內是否有過多的皮質醇:
1. 體重突然增加
體重增加是高皮質醇的首要症狀之一。
這在身體的上半部尤其明顯,因為脂肪開始積聚在肩膀,胸部和背部等地方。
然而最奇怪的是患者的手臂和腿部會持續變瘦。
2. 皮膚症狀
皮膚也會受到皮質醇增多症的影響。
它可能導致以下情況:
- 粉刺
- 乳房、腹部及大腿上的紫色病變
- 瘀青
- 臉部和身體的毛髮增加。
3. 肌肉骨骼症狀
高皮質醇也會影響肌肉和骨骼,骨骼的結構會變弱,導致增加骨折風險,尤其是肋骨和脊柱骨。
4. 免疫系統缺陷
調節人體免疫系統的胸腺也會受高皮質醇的影響。
高皮質醇會導致細胞死亡,並導致免疫系統攻擊身體組織而不是病毒。
- 最常見的免疫系統失效症狀是氣喘和過敏。
- 問題還可能變得更嚴重:可能導致狼瘡,克隆氏症(Crohn’s disease)或纖維肌痛症候群(fibromyalgia)。
5. 憂鬱和情緒波動
焦慮是當人承受過大壓力時最常出現的症狀之一。
並伴隨著同一天裡連續和突然的情緒波動,並且在某些案例下,可以看到嚴重的憂鬱跡象。
有研究指出,高皮質醇指數會降低血液流動和大腦的葡萄糖供應。
這干擾了我們的大腦細胞吸收葡萄糖的能力,並可能導致細胞死亡。
6. 疲勞及失眠
皮質醇提供的能量可能會對身體產生反向作用。
在這種情況下,白天身體會過於活躍不休息;夜晚,多餘的荷爾蒙不允許患者放鬆,讓他們飽受失眠的困擾。
- 在正常情況下,體內的皮質醇指數會於上午8點左右上升以提供能量。
- 但在皮質醇增多症的情形下,情況則相反,荷爾蒙於夜間活躍,而於白天耗盡。
如何降低體內皮質醇指數?
在這裡,我們介紹一些減少體內皮質醇指數的技巧,讓您獲到更健康的生活。
告別咖啡
咖啡因會在一小時內將血液中的皮質醇指數提高至少30%。但是,在某些情形下,效果可能持續18個小時。
如果您打算降低您的分解代謝力,並增加合成代謝力,請不要再喝咖啡。
嘗試睡的更多
在睡前喝洋甘菊茶或纈草茶等飲品來改善睡眠週期。這會讓你的身體更快入睡及睡得更久。
這樣做除了降低您體內的皮質醇指數外,您會看起來更年輕、更健康,並會縮小過去的影響。
運動
規律且定期的運動,這樣做的好處是可以獲得肌肉量及增加血清素和多巴胺,並可降低產生焦慮或憂鬱的風險
不只如此,運動還能燃燒掉體內聚積的多餘能量,並帶走您的皮質醇指數。
保持血糖指數穩定
吃完整的碳水化合物、蛋白質和纖維質充分的一餐,以控制你的糖指數。
並建議您服用營養補充品,如維生素B,鈣,鎂,鉻,鋅,維生素C和硫辛酸(ALA)。
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