Cortisol

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for men is a medical intervention for those suffering from hormone imbalance. HRT works by replacing hormones that are either naturally low or out of balance,…

While hormone levels naturally fluctuate over time and within different stages of life, significant changes in hormone levels can seriously affect one’s mental health. For example, low levels of a…

Hormones can impact every aspect of our lives. They regulate everything from your moods to metabolism, sleep patterns, energy, libido, hunger, and more. A hormone imbalance occurs when the body…

We’ve all heard of and experienced stress before. Some describe it as that feeling we get when we’re overwhelmed, anxious, or afraid. But, essentially, stress is that nonspecific response of…

If you’re feeling anxious, it may not be all in your head. Here’s how hormone imbalance can cause anxiety and what you can do about it.

Understanding how stress can influence your hormonal state is always valuable. But in the midst of a global pandemic that is introducing new and unpredictable stressors, it takes on even greater importance.

People who experience prolonged, unmanaged stress at work may be experiencing burnout syndrome (BOS), a popular phrase that has recently become officially recognized as an occupational phenomenon with serious health consequences. There is now there is an overwhelming amount of scientific data demonstrating that not only is burnout syndrome real, it is common—and it needs to be treated.

Your body has a mechanism we know as “the fight or flight” instinct. You’ve felt it. When a situation becomes alarming, your body readies for action and your focus turns solely to coping with the threat, shutting out everything else. You react quickly; run or fight, take action or get to safety. Time seems to slow down, your brain quiets, and instinct takes over.

Many of us are familiar with cortisol’s tainted reputation. In the media of yesteryear, cortisol was frequently tarred as the “belly fat builder” or as a leading cause of being…

Cortisol is essential to health. Our bodies normally produce cortisol throughout the day in a cycle—more in the morning as we wake, less in the evening to prepare us for sleep—to support our daily physical and emotional well-being. But when cortisol levels become higher or lower than normal for prolonged periods, that wellbeing can be severely compromised.