Tag: cortisol
Fasting / stress decimate gonadal steroidogenesis
A very interesting and very “controversial” (read: inconvenient truth) study, since it shows beyond reasonable doubt that…
DHT as anti-inflammatory as cortisol, but without the side effects
As most of my readers know, glucocorticoids (synthetic or bioidentical) are widely used clinically and there is…
Scoliosis (even in females) may be driven by low androgen levels, DHT may treat it
I am posting about this condition as it seems recently its numbers have absolutely exploded in the…
Vitamin D3 anabolic, calcitriol catabolic for muscle/thymus
Several great studies, which will probably do little to calm down the controversy that seems to be…
Exercise causes (and worsens) arterial calcification
A great new study sent to me by one of my blog’s readers. It will more than…
Vitamin D may treat (opioid) “addiction”
Interesting article, which corroborated the role of vitamin D as an anti-stress hormone. As vitamin D is…
Stress ups cortisol/estrogen/prolactin, drops DHT, causes male infertility and prostate issues
If you try to discuss infertility with a fertility/reproductive specialist or an endocrinologist, and mention that chronic…
Cortisol causes fatty liver (as well as obesity, diabetes, etc)
Not really a surprise for most of my readers, but it is always nice to see more…
DHEA causes fat-loss and improved glucose metabolism in humans
Another study corroborating the role of DHEA as one of the “youth” hormones. A recent study already…
Stress (cortisol) causes hair loss
Amazing study, which perfectly corroborates the findings of a previous study showing that estrogen (a cortisol promoter)…