Cortisol and the metabolic syndrome in South Asians. Until the day I quit practising (or die, whichever comes first…) I will always come across patients who skip breakfast in an attempt to lose weight. And, like a robot, I go on to explain that this is probably one of the absolute worst things they can […]
Cortisol and the metabolic syndrome in South Asians. Until the day I quit practising (or die, whichever comes first…) I will always come across patients who skip breakfast in an attempt to lose weight. And, like a robot, I go on to explain that this is probably one of the absolute worst things they can […]
Circadian Cortisol in Response to a 72-hour Fast in RA Patients Fasting has long been a tool used in functional medicine and this study does show one aspect of why this is beneficial. An increase in cortisol, the body’s own natural anti-inflammatory hormone, is increase in patients while fasting. A few things to consider here […]
Abnormal Cortisol Metabolism, Tissue Sensitivity to Cortisol in Glucose Intolerance Cortisol is the body’s stress hormone. It was designed to produce a heightened state of awareness in our bodies when a predator was near. Unfortunately, in today’s high stress society, there are no predators to identify and our bodies can enter into a state of […]
Cortisol Variations and Symptoms in Intersitial Cystitis This is really a neat article relating dysregulation in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis with increased symptoms in interstitial cysistis. IC is a painful condition of the bladder that has eluded anything even closely resembling a bandage, let alone a cure. Now this article finds that patients with lowered […]
