| Addison's Disease | The Condition
"...It occurs when the adrenal glands, located above each kidney, do not produce enough corticosteroids - in particular, the hormone cortisol, and in some cases, the hormone aldosterone..."
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Adrenal Insufficiency |
Related Topic
"A condition in which the adrenal gland is compromised in its production of epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, corticosterone or aldosterone..."
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Alzheimer's Disease |
Recommendation Testosterone
"...Increasing levels of adrenal hormones such as cortisol, which rise in response to stress and aging, may also play an important role in Alzheimer's..."
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Carbohydrate Craving |
The Condition
"...Cortisol also stimulates insulin, which leads to blood sugar dips and fat storage..."
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Chromium |
As A Treatment
"...epinephrine, glucagon, cortisol, and growth hormone..."
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Chronic Inflammation |
Relationship to Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency
"...Without enough circulating cortisol there may be a tendency to become easily inflamed..."
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Cigarette Smoke Damage |
The Condition
"...Smoking causes an acute increase in blood pressure, pulse rate, plasma ACTH, cortisol, aldosterone, and catecholamine levels..."
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Cluster Headaches |
The Condition
"...) The hypothalamus is also involved in the regulation of many important hormones, including serotonin, norepinephrine, and cortisol (stress hormones), melatonin (related to sleep), and beta endorphins (involved with pain)..."
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Coconut |
As A Treatment
"...Within a week, abnormal cortisol levels show improvement indicating adrenal restoration using vitamin B1, B complex and coconut milk..."
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Cushing's Syndrome / Hypercortisolism |
The Condition
"...Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol..."
Recommendation Test Adrenal Function
"A 24-Hour urinary free cortisol level is the most specific diagnostic test..."
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Depression |
Recommendation DHEA
"...Improvements in depression ratings and memory performance were directly related to increases in plasma levels of DHEA and DHEA-S and to increases in their ratios with plasma cortisol levels..."
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DHEA |
As A Treatment
"...DHEA should be used only under the supervision of a qualified individual who understands the complex nature of adrenal hormones and can test for DHEA, cortisol, and other relevant markers of adrenal health..."
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Elevated Cortisol Levels |
The Condition
"Under normal circumstances your body produces more cortisol in the morning than in the evening, giving you the energy that you need to begin your day..."
Relationship to Osteoporosis - Osteopenia
"...Also, to provide the extra calcium needed when faced with intense stress situation, cortisol can directly stimulate bone breakdown cells..."
Relationship to Female Infertility
"Chronically elevated cortisol levels can stop a woman from ovulating and may lead to infertility..."
Recommendation Phosphytidalserine
"...PS is found in every cell in the body, but perhaps most significant is its ability to lower the level of stress hormones such as cortisol which damage brain cells and lead to the accumulation of calcified plaques in the brain..."
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Female Hair Loss |
Relationship to Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet
"...Basically, this diet can cause your cortisol levels to go sky high, which will lead to hair loss..."
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Fibrocystic Breast Disease |
Relationship to Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency
"[The Safe Uses of Cortisol, William Mck..."
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Hydrocortisone |
As A Treatment
"...The correct and safe use of low dose cortisol requires a doctor familiar with its administration..."
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Hypertension (High Blood PRessure) |
Our Question about level of coffee consumption
"Caffeine raises the production of the adrenal hormone cortisol, a stress hormone..."
Recommendation Caffeine/Coffee Avoidance
"Caffeine raises the production of the adrenal hormone cortisol, which causes the blood vessels to constrict and the heart to pump harder, which leads to high blood pressure..."
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Hypopituitarism |
The Condition
"...Adrenal Hormone Deficiency Deficiency of ACTH resulting in cortisol deficiency is the most dangerous and life-threatening of the hormonal deficiency syndromes..."
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Hypothyroidism |
The Condition
"...Wilson reports that when a body is under stress, such as illness, fasting, cortisol from stress, T4 (thyroxin - a thyroid hormone) is converted to Reverse T3 instead of T3 (triiodothyronine - the primary hormone that regulates the metabolic rate)..."
Recommendation Test Adrenal Function
"Cortisol and DHEA are among the hormones produced by the adrenal glands..."
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Immune System Imbalance (TH2 Dominance) |
The Condition
"...soy, canola, corn and sunflower), glucose (white sugar), asbestos, lead, mercury and other heavy metals, pesticides, air and water pollutants, progesterone, prednisone, morphine, tobacco, cortisol (in high doses), HIV, candida albicans, HCV, E coli and many other pathogens, continuous stress, thalidomide, UV-B light, pregnancy, melatonin (conflicting research suggests that high levels..."
Recommendation Ginkgo Biloba
"Gingko Biloba may reduce excess cortisol production..."
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Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency |
The Condition
"...The adrenal cortex is involved in the production of glucocorticoids (such as cortisol i..."
Recommendation Vitamin Paba
"PABA potentiates the hormone cortisol..."
Recommendation Licorice Root
"...If cortisol levels are low, one of the ways to sustain more normal levels is to slow or inhibit its breakdown..."
Recommendation Hydrocortisone
"Physiologic replacement doses of oral cortisol can make a dramatic difference in cases of adrenal exhaustion..."
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Male Hair Loss |
Relationship to Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet
"...Basically, this diet can cause your cortisol levels to go sky high, which will lead to hair loss..."
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Night Eating Syndrome |
The Condition
"...NES has been linked to hormone imbalances; high cortisol, low melatonin and leptin may make things worse..."
Relationship to Stress
"Nighttime eaters have elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol during almost all hours of the day, suggesting that they suffer from the effects of chronic stress in their daily lives..."
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Painful Menstruation (Dysmenorrhea) |
Relationship to Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency
"Dysmenorrhea caused by ovarian dysfunction may disappear when low doses of cortisol are used to improve adrenal influence on ovarian function..."
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Phosphytidalserine |
As A Treatment
"...Research also points to PS functioning to reduce cortisol secretion in response to stress -- an important finding since depressed subjects are shown to have high cortisol levels..."
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Stress |
The Condition
"...Complications When you are under stress, cortisol may literally be eating away at your muscle-building potential..."
Relationship to Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance
"Stress increases cortisol production; cortisol blockades (competes for) progesterone receptors..."
Recommendation Aerobic Exercise
"Regular exercise can help reduce elevated levels of hormones (such as cortisol) that are associated with chronic stress..."
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Test Adrenal Function |
As A Treatment
"...Conventional physicians routinely test for adrenal function by measuring the levels of the adrenal hormone cortisol..."
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Turmeric |
As A Treatment
"...Curcumin interacts with the adrenal glands in a way that allows the body to spare cortisol, one of the body's own inflammation control mechanisms..."
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