Stress is a normal part of life. While everyone feels stressed at times, it shouldn't affect your day-to-day functioning. If you experience chronic stress and exhaustion that's affecting your daily ...

In a society that sometimes seems obsessed with finding ways to biohack wellbeing, you've probably come across the cortisol conversation before. The hormone is often referenced on social media as ...

Maybe you’ve heard of “cortisol face,” or “cortisol belly” or read that yoga and meditation can help lower your cortisol levels, but what does that really mean? Cortisol is a hormone made by the ...

Have you given any thought to your cortisol levels lately? The so-called “stress hormone” has become a popular scapegoat, blamed for everything from exhaustion and bloating to anxiety, brain fog, ...

Antigens left over from SARS-CoV-2 infection cause brain levels of a cortisol-like hormone to fall, increase nervous system inflammation, and prime immune cells to overreact to new stressors in mice.

In an exclusive conversation with the editorial team of Only My Health, Dr Tushar Tayal, Associate Director, Internal Medicine, CK Birla Hospital Gurgaon explains to us all about cortisol belly. Let’s ...