Tag: cortisol
Androgens, glucocorticoids are antagonistic – former inhibit, latter promote fat gain
As most of my readers know, androgenic steroids are considered extremely dangerous by medicine and are in…
Hormonal birth control puts women in chronic stress, by blocking progesterone synthesis
A truly remarkable study as it exposes so many lies that Big Pharma and its medical accomplices…
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…