Tag: cortisol
Chronic stress doubles the weight gain from high-fat diets
I am only posting this to demonstrate that the (in)famous claim so many doctors and dietitians and…
STUDY: Glycine may treat depression; MEDIA: Glycine may cause depression
The level of misreporting in mainstream media is reaching criminal levels. For example, there have been many…
Hair glucocorticoid levels predict future cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Ever since we launched our hair/nail steroid analysis service couple of years ago, I have been seeing…
Atherosclerosis linked to high estrogen/cortisol/serotonin, low androgens
The findings of the study are not surprising, but I wanted to post it on the blog…
Cells preferentially accumulate Pregnenolone (P5), Progesterone (P4), and DHEA
A study not directly dealing with disease, though its findings are probably relevant for all diseases. It…
Fasting/exercise decreases androgens, increases aldosterone (and possibly cortisol/estrogens) in women
I often get criticized that I rely too much on animal studies, so here is a human…
Another “paradox” – glucocorticoids cause inflammation, insulin blocks it
As many of my readers know, I am not a fan of the ubiquitous usage of both…
Progesterone, bromocriptine may treat autism
A great new study, which, while genomic in character, inadvertently points the finger directly at estrogen and/or…
Niacinamide increases ATP/NAD, lower glucose/cortisol in humans
A great new study demonstrating for the first time in a human experiment what hundreds of animal…
Stress (cortisol) makes even altruistic people selfish
A great new study, which may explain a good deal of the general perception and several studies…