There are four major reasons we need cortisol to help us cope. Think of cortisol like a credit card, which makes up the short fall when we do not eat, breathe or rest properly and we are emotionally upset. I call this life’s FARE, Food, Air, Rest and Emotions. When we put pressure on our FARE we need to run on borrowed energy from cortisol. When you are trying to conceive TTC, then stress is often emotionally exaggerated, but can be greatly helped by improving the rest of the FARE.

• Stress is the primal survival response and takes precedence over reproduction.

The healthy reproductive cycle

• Reduces oestrogen dominance
• Improve follicle growth
• Lowers FSH