Carrying weight around our middle is something that might seem inevitable past the age of 30. We jokingly refer to our “mum tum,” “beer gut” or “love handles”. But those extra inches are no laughing ...

Introducing more balance into your diet can help to keep your cortisol levels in check. There are certain foods that can ...

Cortisol is the body's stress hormone. It manages the body's response to stress, regulates metabolism (how the body creates energy), and regulates inflammation and immune function. It's normal for ...

It's normal to get stressed, but that stress should ease after the trigger is gone. If it feels like you can't seem to catch a break and your stress levels aren't dropping, you might be experiencing ...

If you've been on social media recently, chances are you've heard about "cortisol face," a term to describe facial swelling or puffiness, allegedly caused by high levels of the stress hormone cortisol ...

We often blame our fatigue on a tough week, a poor night’s sleep or just the weight of life. But sometimes, the reason you’re dragging isn’t stress, it’s hormones. In particular, the hormone Cortisol, ...

Q: I would like to know about cortisol and what it does in the body. I keep hearing that if you’re under a lot of stress, which I have been lately, your cortisol levels can go too high. What are the ...

Poor cortisol: It means well but just doesn't know when to quit. Produced by your adrenal glands, this "stress hormone" helps regulate blood pressure and the immune system during a sudden crisis, ...

If you’ve scrolled social media at all over the past few years, you’ve probably come across content warning of the dangers of high cortisol levels in your body. According to Dr. Tanya Kormeili, a ...

I lived with what my FYP calls "cortisol face" for about two years. In 2021, two ischemic strokes led to my first three-month round of high-dose corticosteroids — anti-inflammatory drugs that increase ...