Tag: Hormones

7 warning signs your cortisol may be chronically high, and what to do about it

Chronic stress leaves fingerprints on the body, and some of them turn up in places most people would never think to look.

Coffee may affect your hormones and metabolism differently depending on your sex

New Finnish research links regular coffee drinking to leaner bodies, and to hormonal shifts that split along sex lines.

Do you eat tofu every week? It could have a surprising effect on your heart

Eating tofu more than once a week was linked to an 18% lower coronary heart-disease risk in a pooled analysis of three Harvard-led cohorts.

The viral cortisol face trend is mostly wrong, but chronic stress isn’t

Endocrinologists say a stressful week doesn't reshape your face, but chronic stress still deserves attention.

What your hair could be telling you about your thyroid, iron and hormones

Hair follicles are among the body's most active tissues and often flag internal changes early.

Your high blood pressure may have a hormonal cause that most doctors never test for

A treatable hormonal disorder drives high blood pressure in millions, yet almost no one gets checked.