Behind the joys and quick thrills, gambling can also produce high levels of stress and anxiety. The obvious areas include ...

We have known about cortisol since it was discovered in the mid-20th century. However, in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media.

To get a feeling of why cortisol is important to a person's health, this is a description from the company: Cortisol is a glucocorticoid produced and released by the adrenal gland and regulated by ...

Should we all be concerned about our cortisol levels? I took a blood stress test and spoke with experts to find out. Anna Gragert Wellness Editor II Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Meanwhile, influencers are keen to tell us how to banish “cortisol face” or “cortisol belly”, terms they use to describe the ageing ...

Cortisol is the word of the moment in the wellness world. Over on TikTok, there are over 277,000 videos on the term – and very few of them are positive. Most discussions around the hormone are ...

According to Google data trends, searches for ‘how to lower cortisol levels’ have spiked by +2850%, and among growing data pointing to rising stress levels, a new study has found that 63% of ...

Say hello to cortisol, the hormone released when stress hits, triggering that familiar “fight, flight or freeze” response. Produced by the adrenal glands, cortisol also helps regulate blood ...

Cortisol rises before waking as part of the body’s circadian rhythm, not in response to awakening, challenging previous beliefs. For many years it has been generally accepted that waking up ...