Tag: cortisol
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)…
Blocking cortisol may treat terminal pancreatic cancer
Recently, I made a post about some truly amazing results in treating terminal cancer patients with the…
Stress (cortisol) causes pre-term birth by blocking progesterone
If you ask a gynecologist what causes premature birth, the answer will usually be something along the…
Glucocorticoids may increase inflammation in the long run
Glucocorticoids (both bioidentical and synthetic) are some of the most widely used drugs in the clinical setting,…
Childhood stress causes mental illness in adults by blunting androgens
Yet another great study solidifying the evidence on just how detrimental early childhood stress is. It has…
Cortisol may drive COVID-19 mortality
The reason I decided to do a post on this study is that over the last several…
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,…