Can Elevated Adrenal Hormone (Cortisol) Cause a Heart Attack?

The adrenal glands sitting on top of the kidneys make several hormones critical to life. The central part of the adrenal makes the hormone we refer to as adrenalin, technically from the group known as catecholamines. This is the stress responsive hormone causing rapid heart rate, sweating, increased mental alertness, preparing the body for [...]

Floating Our Way to Fatness on a “Bloat”

Imagine locking the family dog in a cage for a week with an endless supply of its favorite treats. What would you expect at the end of the week? It’s obvious, isn’t it? A fat and possibly very ill pooch.
Subject a human counterpart to similar conditions and expect the same thing to happen. Yet, unbelievably, [...]

Dr. DeSilva Wants to Aid in Weight Gain

Dr. DeSilva posts a great question about someone with high blood pressure and thyroid disease who needs to gain weight.
Dr. DeSilva asks:
I would like your advice about a lady who is hypothyroid and is taking the T3/T4 and is very underweight, 80-100 lbs. she also has some hypertension and is on drugs for this. can [...]

More on Estrogen Benefits: Brain function and blood pressure

In a recent blog at metabolism.com (http://metabolism.com/2007/11/12/estrogencant-live-with-it-cant-live-without-it/) we reviewed information suggesting women who had their ovaries removed or who began early menopause before the age of 50 may preserve brain function as they age by using estrogen replacement. I have just reviewed new research which could help explain why. Researchers gave post-menopausal women one [...]

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