Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone that your adrenal glands produce and release. Glucocorticoids are a type of steroid hormone.
They suppress inflammation in all your bodily tissues and control metabolism in your muscles, fat, liver and bones. Glucocorticoids also affect sleep-wake cycles.
Cortisol is an essential hormone that affects almost every organ and tissue in your body. It plays many important roles, including:
Regulating your body’s stress response.
Helping control your body’s use of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, or your metabolism.
Suppressing inflammation.
Regulating blood pressure..
Regulating blood sugar.
Helping control your sleep-wake cycle.
Your body continuously monitors your cortisol levels to maintain steady levels (homeostasis).
xHigher-than-normal or lower-than-normal cortisol levels can be harmful to your health.
High levels of cortisol (hypercortisolism) can often correlate to a condition called Cushings syndrome. Common side effects of a prolonged period of elevated cortisol may include; weight gain (face & abdomen), muscle weakness, high blood pressure, high blood sugar (which can lead to type 2 diabetes).
Having lower-than-normal cortisol levels (hypocortisolism) is considered adrenal insufficiency. Some of the symptoms of hypocortisolism include; fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite and low blood pressure.
Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone that your adrenal glands produce and release. Glucocorticoids are a type of steroid hormone.
They suppress inflammation in all your bodily tissues and control metabolism in your muscles, fat, liver and bones. Glucocorticoids also affect sleep-wake cycles.
Cortisol is an essential hormone that affects almost every organ and tissue in your body. It plays many important roles, including:
Regulating your body’s stress response.
Helping control your body’s use of fats, proteins and carbohydrates, or your metabolism.
Suppressing inflammation.
Regulating blood pressure..
Regulating blood sugar.
Helping control your sleep-wake cycle.
Your body continuously monitors your cortisol levels to maintain steady levels (homeostasis).
xHigher-than-normal or lower-than-normal cortisol levels can be harmful to your health.
High levels of cortisol (hypercortisolism) can often correlate to a condition called Cushings syndrome. Common side effects of a prolonged period of elevated cortisol may include; weight gain (face & abdomen), muscle weakness, high blood pressure, high blood sugar (which can lead to type 2 diabetes).
Having lower-than-normal cortisol levels (hypocortisolism) is considered adrenal insufficiency. Some of the symptoms of hypocortisolism include; fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite and low blood pressure.
https://www.henryford.com/blog/2020/05/how-to-lower-your-cortisol-levels
https://healthmatters.io/understand-blood-test-results/cortisol-7am-9am
.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
