Cortisol – the stress hormone

At the heart of stress-related disease lies cortisol. This is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands – endocrine organs located just above each kidney. Cortisol is a key component in the normal physiological response to stress and has a complex physiological role in the regulation of energy metabolism, maintenance of body organs, and suppression of inflammation.

Read about the relationship between cortisol and disease in the following chapters:

The normal situation – the fight-or-flight response
Chronic hypersecretion of cortisol linked to disease
Disease / Metabolic Syndrome
A new therapeutic approach to stress-related disease