What are 'cortisol bellies' and 'cortisol faces'? Everything we know about the stress hormone

What are 'cortisol bellies' and 'cortisol faces'? Everything we know about the stress hormone

Google searches for cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone, are soaring, up 110 per cent in the U.S. in the past year alone, with “cortisol trigger foods” and “how to do a cortisol detox” ranking as top trending related searches, according to Google Trends. Many scientists are dismissing it as the latest TikTok pseudoscience fad, insisting that trying to “cleanse” the body of a vital hormone is “neither survivable nor desirable.” However, som…

The truth about ’cortisol belly’ and ‘cortisol face’

The TikTok buzzwords might sound catchy, but they reduce incredibly complex biological processes into bite-sized insecurities

The Truth about Community Values

It has become increasingly common to hear calls for politicians to respect the values of communities and come up with policies that fit with them. But what are those values? Are they about civility, reasonableness, compassion, open-mindedness, cooperation? Far from it. The ‘values’ most frequently and loudly championed revolve around an exclusionary ‘us’ that is ill-at-ease with all kinds of ‘others’ – distrust of ‘foreigners’, resentment agains…

Nutritionist says common complaint could be sign of high cortisol

Registered nutritionist Eli Brecher shared five signs of high cortisol and how you might be able to spot them