Remember, when you're under stress, the brain releases cortisol.

记住，当你有压力时， 大脑会释放质醇。

Your adrenal gland releases the stress hormones cortisol, epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, and norepinephrine.

你的肾上腺会释放压力荷质醇，肾上腺素，以及去甲肾上腺素。

As you physically start to relax, your body produces less cortisol, a pesky hormone that causes stress.

当你身体开始放松时，它产生的质醇就会减少，质醇是一种令人讨厌的荷，它会导致压力。

Cortisol is toxic, and it causes cloudy thinking.

质醇是有的， 它会导致思维不清晰。

But when cortisol binds to the hippocampus, it impairs retrieval of memory.

但是当质醇与海马体结合，它会损害记忆的恢复。

As cortisol rises, electrical signals in your hippocampus deteriorate.

当质醇水平上升时，大脑海马区的电信号传输能力将会减弱。

I know how to kill that stress hormone, cortisol.

我何杀死压力荷——质醇。

Excess free cortisol is filtered in kidneys and dumped into the urine.

过量的游离质醇经肾脏过滤排入尿中。

One study even found that cortisol gradually shrinks your brain.

一项研究甚至发现，质醇会使你的大脑逐渐缩小。

Buttner said cortisol levels do not necessarily demonstrate bad stress.

巴特纳称，质醇水平并不一定表明压力是" 负面" 的。

They looked at the levels of a hormone called cortisol.

他们观察了一种叫做质醇的激素水平。

This may be because of an increased cortisol awakening response.

这可能是因为质醇唤醒反应增强了。

The adrenaline also triggers the release of the stress hormone cortisol.

肾上腺素还会触发压力荷质醇的释放。

A study by researchers in the Netherlands found that gardening may reduce the stress hormone cortisol in the brain.

荷兰研究人员的一项研究发现，园艺可减少大脑中的激素质醇（压力荷）。

And about 20 minutes after feeling stressed, your body undergoes a delayed stress response, releasing the hormone cortisol.

在感觉到压力大约20分钟后，你的身体会经历一个延迟的压力反应，释放出质醇激素。

All day your endocrine system has been releasing " awake" hormones like cortisol.

一整天你的内分泌系统都在分泌清醒的激素，例质醇。

There are many ways to reverse what cortisol does to your stressed brain.

有许多不同的方式 可以改变质醇对你紧张的大脑的影响。

Then they thought the key factor could be cortisol, the quintessential stress hormone.

之后他们认为关键因素可能是质醇，这是一种典型的压力激素。

It can also ease pain and lower levels of stress-related hormones like cortisol.

还能减轻疼痛，降低质醇等与压力有关的激素的水平。

Another way cortisol might impact your weight is by influencing how you eat.

质醇影响体重的另一种方式是影响你的饮食方式。