"This response evolved to help us cope with new challenges and can help us form stronger memories in order to deal with these ...

Weight loss coach shares how reducing cortisol led to her client losing 3 kg of water weight and reducing facial swelling.

Viar warns of three very common patterns that tend to trigger cortisol: Arriving too hungry for meals. If you go many hours ...

Neuroscience research suggests that starting your day with coffee may do more than wake you up—it may also make you feel more stressed. Recent studies ...

Cortisol is a hormone that naturally occurs in your body, but can cortisol supplements really reduce stress? We asked experts to find out. Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and freelance writer. He ...

Though my cortisol test results stressed me out, I'm glad I know more about how cortisol affects my health. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy ...

Can an $8 test really give you an accurate reading of your hormone levels? That’s the idea behind Eli Health’s Hormometer, which is an at-home saliva-based hormone test. Up until now you’ve only been ...

The "Huberman Lab" podcast host says good health comes down to "intentionally high cortisol in the morning and intentionally low cortisol at night." ...

For years, researchers have documented health differences between babies born vaginally versus by cesarean section—work that ...

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 ...

Morning anxiety feels like it comes out of nowhere, but psychologists say it usually has a very clear source. Here are the ...

Healthy male volunteers were recruited through advertisements in local newspapers. All men were aged between 18 and 45 years, were without current medical illness (as assessed by medical history, ...