Tag: cortisol
Stress (cortisol) as the driver of hyperglycemia in type II diabetes
To most of my readers, the title of the post may seem like something completely obvious and…
Sugar (sucrose) lowers stress-induced cortisol
Just a quick post to give some props to the much-vilified sucrose. The study below demonstrates that…
Heart attack survivors have high stress (cortisol/adrenaline) hypersensitivity, low androgens
A very interesting study that highlights yet again the connection between chronic stress and ill systemic health,…
Fasting ups estrogen & cortisol, decimates vitamin D, may cause diabetes
A really interesting study, which will likely generate more than a few hateful emails for my Inbox…
Ear wax testing as a reliable method for measuring long-term steroid levels
Many of my readers already know about the unreliability of using steroid blood tests as diagnostic methods,…
Vitamin D prevents cortisol-induced depression and…inflammation
A great study for a number of reasons. First, it discussed openly that in animal research circles…
Vitamin D is anti-catabolic / anabolic, protects liver from cortisol injury
In a recent post of mine I discussed the effects of cortisol on various aminotransferases (especially TAT),…
PUFA is catabolic, SFA is anti-catabolic (anabolic)
During the early days of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) science, it quickly became apparent that the ability of…
Blocking cortisol may treat even terminal cancers
The metabolic causes of cancer are slowly starting to be recognized, and especially the role of cortisol….
Stress (cortisol) can cause ANY autoimmune condition by disrupting gut barrier
A great new study that is not afraid to point out the paradox between mainstream medicine’s claims…