Soldiers may also elect not to wear a combat patch. Controversies have arisen in recent years over brigade commanders' decisions to ban combat patches in certain situations. This has been done in an effort to make new recruits, who didn't have the patches, feel less excluded.
Cortisol functions to reduce inflammation in the body, which is good, but over time, these efforts to reduce inflammation also suppress the immune system. Chronic inflammation, caused by lifestyle factors such as poor diet and stress, helps to keep cortisol levels soaring, wreaking havoc on the immune system.
Omega-3 fatty acids lower cortisol levels in the body, giving way to higher levels of testosterone. Cortisol is a stress hormone. In order for your body to meet the demands of stress, it has to increase levels of cortisol, but also decrease levels of testosterone. Both canât exist in your body at high levels.