Cortisol

Cortisol Testing

What can be learned from a Cortisol test. The Cortisol test is used to diagnose Cushing's sydrome and Addison's disease. The test can use urine or saliva. Once an abnormal Cortisol level has been detected your doctor will perform more Read More →

What can be learned from a Cortisol test. The Cortisol test is used to diagnose Cushing's sydrome and Addison's disease. The test can use urine or saliva. Once an abnormal Cortisol level has been detected your doctor will perform Read More →

Cortisol is a hormone that regulates the fight or flight mechanism that is designed to save us from a physical threat. Basically, when the body is stressed, cortisol bumps up your blood pressure and speeds up carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Read More →

Two very well known causes of stress - and while the country (and the world) awaits the decision from the Federal Reserve this afternoon, to hopefully ease the economic tension, have you thought about yourself? Perhaps all the stress you Read More →

What can be learned from a Cortisol test. The Cortisol test is used to diagnose Cushing's sydrome and Addison's disease. The test can use urine or saliva. Once an abnormal Cortisol level has been detected your doctor will perform Read More →

You've done everything everyone else has tried - from Yoga, deep breathing, to the complete opposite of drinking and yelling. If you are feeling stressed and have been, for say more than a week, and have tried various ways under Read More →