Struggling with weight gain or high blood pressure? High cortisol levels could be the reason, suggests a gastroenterologist.

Social media loves to blame cortisol for menopause weight gain. But though Cortisol levels rise during perimenopause, the stress hormone isn't the sole culprit behind your changing body. Reduced ...

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What is cortisol, and how is it related to stress? Cortisol is often called the "stress hormone" and is released by the adrenal glands -- part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a bodily ...