The cortisol cocktail, a trending social media drink made with coconut water and orange juice, claims to reduce stress ...

Forgetfulness, brain fog, and difficulty in concentrating are all-too-familiar complaints in today's hectic life. Though ...

TikTok users swear the nonalcoholic drink can lower stress hormones. Experts say the science isn’t nearly as clear. Rather ...

Cortisol, the body's primary stress hormone, plays a crucial role in regulating metabolism and the stress response. High ...

Have you ever woken up after a night of poor sleep, glanced in the mirror and thought, “I look tired?” You’re not imagining it. I am a neurologist who specializes in sleep medicine. And though “beauty ...

‘The key point is that everyday stress, despite what TikTok is saying, does not raise cortisol levels to sufficient levels or ...

Perhaps the biggest danger of this trend is that people are panicking about their cortisol for no reason. Dr. Rachel ...

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UVA nursing professor Paula Sherwood examines the toll caring for family members can take – and ways to manage it.

We often hear cortisol described as “the stress hormone”. But cortisol has many other important functions too – it increases glucose (sugar) in the blood to provide energy, regulates metabolism and ...