{"id":7765,"date":"2026-10-02T07:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/?p=7765"},"modified":"2026-10-02T07:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:34:25","slug":"los-conceptos-basicos-sobre-el-cortisol-que-es-lo-que-lo-dispara-y-por-que-es-importante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/the-basics-about-cortisol-what-spikes-it-and-why-it-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Los conceptos b\u00e1sicos sobre la corticoterapia: \u00bfQu\u00e9 es y por qu\u00e9 es importante?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El lenguaje de la salud suele considerar al cortisol como un inhibidor de la salud, pero esta no es la verdad completa. El cortisol no es el enemigo: el cuerpo produce la hormona con prop\u00f3sito. Una cantidad demasiado grande o demasiado peque\u00f1a de cualquier cosa en el organismo no es ideal para la salud general. El objetivo no es eliminar el cortisol; es mantener el equilibrio.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el cortisol?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La cortisona es una hormona necesaria que se produce en la gl\u00e1ndula suprarrenal. La Dra. JerriLu Atkins, m\u00e9dica de familia de Colorado Mountain Medical, afirma que esta hormona es un regulador vital que act\u00faa en m\u00faltiples sistemas del cuerpo para regular la funci\u00f3n inmunol\u00f3gica, la funci\u00f3n cardiovascular, la apat\u00eda, el sue\u00f1o, la energ\u00eda, el deseo sexual, el metabolismo y la respuesta al estr\u00e9s. Ella enfatiza que la cortisona, al igual que todas las hormonas del cuerpo, no act\u00faa de forma aislada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCasi todo es bidireccional\u201d, dice Atkins. \u201cEl cortisol es necesario para la vida humana. Si el cortisol est\u00e1 desbalanceado, tambi\u00e9n afectar\u00e1 a otras hormonas\u201d. Adem\u00e1s, lo que puede aumentar los niveles de cortisol, como el estr\u00e9s cr\u00f3nico y la falta de sue\u00f1o de calidad, tambi\u00e9n puede ser elevado o disminuido por el cortisol.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El sue\u00f1o y la cortisolina<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El cuerpo produce naturalmente cortisol de acuerdo con el ritmo circadiano. Idealmente, cuando el cortisol est\u00e1 equilibrado en el cuerpo, sus niveles son altos por la ma\u00f1ana, luego suben y bajan durante todo el d\u00eda para responder a las exigencias de la vida cotidiana y disminuyen por la noche para indicar al cuerpo que es hora de dormir. Cuando los niveles de cortisol son superiores al equilibrio nocturno, el cuerpo no duerme ni se recupera de manera \u00f3ptima.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El cuerpo sabe lo que debe hacer sin que le digas. Atkins recomienda seguir el ritmo circadiano natural del cuerpo, manteniendo niveles m\u00e1s bajos de cortisol por la noche y niveles m\u00e1s altos por la ma\u00f1ana. Esto significa despertarse de forma constante con la luz del sol, cuando los niveles de cortisol aumentan, y dormir cuando disminuyen, en lugar de \u201cver noticias pesimistas\u201d hasta tarde en la noche.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Estr\u00e9s cr\u00f3nico y cortisol&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cQueremos que haya suficiente cortisol en nuestro sistema para responder a una cantidad saludable de estr\u00e9s\u201d, asegura Atkins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s de vivir con los estreses diarios, el cuerpo no est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ado para estar continuamente bajo estr\u00e9s cr\u00f3nico. Por ejemplo, si se llega tarde a una reuni\u00f3n o se alarma al o\u00edr un ladrido de perro, los niveles de cortisol aumentar\u00e1n naturalmente y luego disminuir\u00e1n. Pero el cuerpo no est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ado para sentir siempre que la vida est\u00e1 en juego. El cuerpo no sabe la diferencia entre perder una fecha l\u00edmite o ser perseguido por un oso. Si se est\u00e1 en un estado constante de estr\u00e9s, los niveles de cortisol no aumentar\u00e1n ni disminuir\u00e1n, sino que permanecer\u00e1n elevados, por encima del equilibrio. Atkins dice que esto se llama la \u201cfase de adaptaci\u00f3n\u201d. Inevitabilmente, los niveles bajar\u00e1n y permanecer\u00e1n por encima del equilibrio, donde los niveles de cortisol se reducir\u00e1n. Atkins dice que el cuerpo entra en un estado de agotamiento llamado \u201cfase de agotamiento\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEl estr\u00e9s cr\u00f3nico se convierte en sin\u00f3nimo de desregulaci\u00f3n de la corticotropina\u201d, dice Atkins. \u201cUna respuesta normal a la tensi\u00f3n estresante es vital e importante\u201d. Cuando la corticotropina est\u00e1 desregulada, el cuerpo no puede responder de forma natural a los factores estresantes diarios; se produce inflamaci\u00f3n y la corticotropina no sigue el ritmo circadiano.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>S\u00edmptomas de un nivel alto de cortisol o de un cortisol desregulado:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baja presi\u00f3n arterial\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vertigo\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Depresi\u00f3n\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Disregulaci\u00f3n menstrual en las mujeres\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P\u00e9rdida de concentraci\u00f3n\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fog cerebral\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acn\u00e9\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>P\u00e9rdida de cabello\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enrojecimiento\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interrupci\u00f3n del sue\u00f1o\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ansiedad\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Desregulaci\u00f3n de la glucosa en sangre\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cortisol y az\u00facar en la sangre&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La glucosa sangu\u00ednea equilibrada es un signo de un cortisol equilibrado.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEl cortisol aumentar\u00e1 tanto en respuesta a un nivel alto de az\u00facar en la sangre como a un nivel bajo de az\u00facar en la sangre\u201d, dice Atkins. \u201cY cuando responde a un nivel bajo de az\u00facar en la sangre, desencadena que el h\u00edgado libere m\u00e1s glucosa en la sangre. Cuando el cortisol responde a un nivel alto de glucosa en la sangre, aumentar\u00e1 a trav\u00e9s de diferentes v\u00edas proinflamatorias\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atkins recomienda priorizar los alimentos enteros, como las frutas y verduras ricas en fibra, vitaminas y minerales, al tiempo que limita los alimentos procesados, los carbohidratos simples, las grasas saturadas y los az\u00facares a\u00f1adidos.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La verdad sobre el entrenamiento de alta intensidad intermitente (HIIT)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El objetivo del entrenamiento HIIT es aumentar y disminuir la frecuencia card\u00edaca, y, por lo tanto, naturalmente aumentar y disminuir los niveles de cortisol. Este aumento y descenso de los niveles de cortisol es un microcosmos de lo que hace un cuerpo equilibrado a diario.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atkins recomienda hacer ejercicios de alta intensidad intervalada (HIIT) dos d\u00edas a la semana para equilibrar el cortisol. Ella enfatiza que el entrenamiento HIIT es diferente del s\u00edndrome de sobrecarga, en el que el cuerpo se sobrecarga y entra en la fase de adaptaci\u00f3n y luego en la fase de agotamiento.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNos corresponde tener los picos\u201d, dice Atkins mientras se\u00f1ala con la mano para ilustrar la subida y bajada natural de los niveles de cortisol. \u201cNo estamos destinados a estar ah\u00ed arriba y a quedarnos all\u00ed, ni a estar ah\u00ed abajo y a quedarnos all\u00ed. Estar ah\u00ed abajo es el producto secundario de estar all\u00ed arriba durante demasiado tiempo\u201d.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C\u00f3mo equilibrar los niveles de cortisol&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pasar tiempo al aire libre. Meter los pies en la tierra.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hum\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Danza\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bumbo\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intente la terapia de contraste (modalidades de calor y fr\u00edo).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practica yoga, atenci\u00f3n plena y respiraci\u00f3n.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Priorizar y regular el sue\u00f1o.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limite el consumo de az\u00facar, cafe\u00edna y alcohol.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Come el arco iris.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limite la exposici\u00f3n a toxinas, tanto en el entorno como en las relaciones personales.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evite realizar m\u00faltiples tareas a la vez.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Implemente una pr\u00e1ctica de gratitud para gestionar el estr\u00e9s.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Limite el tiempo frente a la pantalla sin sentido, especialmente por la noche.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atkins anima a los lectores a elegir una o dos de estas pr\u00e1cticas para evitar sentirse abrumados. \u201cEs necesario mucha intenci\u00f3n para cambiar la forma en que vivimos\u201d, dice Atkins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los proveedores de Colorado Mountain Medical, Vail Health Functional &amp; Lifestyle Medicine y Vail Healthspan est\u00e1n aqu\u00ed para ayudarle a equilibrar sus niveles de cortisol y alcanzar un estado de homeostasis.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wellness jargon often deems cortisol as a health inhibitor, but this is not the full truth. 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