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By Hormone Lab UK. Understanding Adrenal Stress Hormone Symptoms In today's fast-paced world, stress has become an inevitable part of our lives. From demanding work schedules to personal responsibilities, stress can take a toll on our overall well-being. When we experience prolonged or excessive stress, our adrenal glands play a vital role in our body's response. The adrenal glands produce stress hormones, such as cortisol, to help us cope with and adapt to stress. However, chronic stress can lead to an imbalance in these hormones, resulting in various symptoms and health concerns. In this blog post, we will explore the...

By Tracy Tranchitella, ND ZRT Laboratory SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in the global population for over a year. According to Worldometer, at the time of this writing on March 2, 2021, 115 million people have been infected with the virus, 2.5 million have died, and 90 million have survived the infection to go on to have possible immunity. The immune response to the virus can range from asymptomatic to severe illness and death and has aroused fear and uncertainty around the world. For those who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and survived, some experience prolonged symptoms beyond recovery from the acute illness....

What is Cortisol? Cortisol is a steroid and a stress hormone. Production of cortisol is stimulated when stress is triggered.  Cortisol plays an important role in the different metabolic processes in the body. Through its increased distribution in stress situations, it is able to provide energy by consuming sugar, fat and protein reserves. By immune processes cortisol also helps with its anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect, and has an important function in maintaining the health of the body. Excessively low cortisol levels It is well known that chronic stress is unhealthy – and stress is in turn the most important impulse that...