Everything I Know About Cortisol: Four Steps to Reset Stress - Hardcover

Alderson, Hannah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 024182415X ISBN 13: 9780241824153

Publisher: DK, 2026

Synopsis

A Marie Claire approved stress relieving product: This book will change the way you think about stress, hormones, and your nervous system – Marie Claire

Every woman’s guide to understanding cortisol, breaking the stress cycle, and reclaiming your health and happiness

Nutritionist and hormone specialist Hannah Alderson reveals the true role of cortisol in our bodies, explaining why we need it and exploring how dysregulated cortisol can disrupt everyday wellbeing – from burnout and brain fog to nervous system triggers and the effects of chronic stress.

Her four-step programme combines nutritional guidance and lifestyle practices to bring your body back to balance. With simple strategies and realistic solutions, you’ll be empowered to stop the spiral, boost your mood, and find your way back to a place of calm, clarity, and confidence.

This book will allow you to:
- Understand the real role cortisol plays in energy, mood, and metabolism
- Combine nutritional guidance and actionable lifestyle strategies to support a healthy cortisol rhythm
- Empower yourself with the tools and knowledge to transform your health
- Advocate effectively for your own wellbeing
- Break free from chronic stress and the burnout spiral

About this title

About the Author

Hannah Alderson’s mission is to educate, empower, and create a positive force in women’s lives. Her clinic, The Positive Method, seeks to boost hormonal health and happiness via nutrition, sleep, movement, self love, and creativity. She is a BANT Registered Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner, member of The British Menopause Society and the Institute of Functional Medicine, and sits on the Medical Advisory board for the PCOS Awareness Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: DK
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 024182415X
• ISBN 13: 9780241824153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224