Tag: cortisol
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…
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…