Glossarycortisol
Hormone released in response to stress, It's primary function is to increase blood sugar, so you can get that extra energy boost to either fight or flee. Low levels of cortisol are fine, but prolonged high levels have long term negative effects on the body.
This diagram shows all the ways cortisol effects our bodies. These effects are OK in the short term but it's important that our bodies can relax too!http://www.atomicmeme.com/_imgs/learninghub/stressbiol/body_fight_flight2.png