Historically, I haven't been great about managing my stress and anxiety, so whenever I come across a video or article about cortisol imbalances, my interest is piqued. Since cortisol is also called ...

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“Stress is bad for your health.” It’s something you’ve likely heard everyone from your doctor to a well-meaning friend tell you. (As if the stressors themselves weren’t distressing enough, right?) ...

Your belly fat could be a result of stress and inflammation or it could be just fat deposition. Understanding this can help you address the issue and get rid of the fat.

Over the past year, I've seen countless social media videos discussing cortisol imbalances. As someone with anxiety, I've been curious about my own cortisol levels, as cortisol is also known as the ...

You can now track your stress hormones as easily as you track your sleep. Eli Health, a woman-founded startup, just launched the Hormometer, an at-home test that measures cortisol, the body's primary ...

An early serum cortisol concentration of > 237 nmol/L (> 8.6 μg/dL) has been validated as a safe and useful screening test with 100% specificity for predicting recovery of the ...

A Life-Changing Diagnosis: The Cortisol Connection As Ed’s condition worsened, his healthcare provider looked for answers. She suspected Ed might have a condition known as hypercortisolism and ...

What is a cortisol blood test? Before my blood was drawn for this test, I had my yearly physical with my primary care provider. I notified her that I would be getting this test and asked to have my ...