While we are often told of the importance of avoiding stress to maintain health, such a suggestion is more easily said than followed. You cannot be alive and entirely avoid stress because stress is expressed in many forms. Indeed, there is so-called "good stress," … [Read more...]
Adrenal Fatigue: Is it real? by Jerry Brainum
In last month's issue of Applied Metabolics, I discussed in detail how the adrenal steroid hormone, cortisol, affects health and fitness. A major point of that article was to expose many of the myths often associated with cortisol that have engendered such a bad reputation for … [Read more...]