Chronic stress raises the blood level of a hormone called cortisol, which is made by your adrenal glands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leo Galland, M.D.: Calm Your Mind, Relax Your Body and Lose Weight] Reference

When under stress, the body releases a hormone called cortisol which is produced in greater quantities after consuming caffeine.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFluxe] Reference

This creates a stress hormone called cortisol, the authors discovered.    From Wordnik.com.  [News for Lynchburg News Advance] Reference

There is a stress hormone called cortisol, it goes up when you're stressed.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2007] Reference

So instead of having a momentary peak in cortisol, you have a permanent elevation of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andrew Solomon - An interview with author] Reference

Should that kind of helplessness continues, it could result in long-term cortisol exposure.    From Wordnik.com.  [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference

GUPTA: One reason may be that depressed people generate large amounts of a hormone called cortisol (ph).    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2005] Reference

(This means that cortisol is racing through your system and wreaking havoc on your capacity to think clearly and act productively.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Cara Barker: Tapping Your Inner Strength in Troubling Times] Reference

Saliva tests, monitoring for a hormone called cortisol, afterwards confirmed that the treatments resulted in different stress levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

The findings showed that high levels of a stress hormone called cortisol slowed down the brain function of people suffering from diabetes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

One has to do with cortisol, which is a stress hormone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stress can make you fat.] Reference

In times of stress, your body produces a hormone called cortisol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zero Regrets] Reference

PERRICONE: Coffee raises something call cortisol, and that raises your insulin levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2002] Reference

Exercise may also reduce the level of the hormone cortisol, which is associated with stress.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

What they find is that your level of cortisol, which is the stress hormone, starts to go down.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2008] Reference

It is shown, like the meditation, to decrease cortisol, which is a stress hormone in the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2008] Reference

"Planning a hectic wedding elevates a stress hormone called cortisol, which suppresses the immune system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Macleans.ca] Reference

Stress produces the hormone cortisol, which is corrosive to the cells, so keeping calm keeps you alkaline.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

Adrenal cortex secretes amongst other hormones, cortisol, which is mainly responsible for various bad effects of stress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

You know, stress -- the main hormone that mediates stress is called cortisol, and cortisol has a lot of effects on metabolism.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2004] Reference

Male bonobos, however, showed an increase in cortisol, which is linked with stress and more passive social strategies in animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Livescience.com] Reference

Also, samples of saliva were taken at crucial junctures during the day to measure cortisol, which is a direct indicator of stress.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

Tru to avoid stress, it causes the release of a steroid called cortisol, which decreases the metabolism and increases the appetite!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tips to Boost Your Metabolism-How to Lose Weight Without the 'yo-yo Syndrome'?] Reference

Studies have shown that it actually can lower your levels of cortisol, which is a stress hormone, and it can also up your endorphins.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2008] Reference

Could depression and the associated high levels of what is known as cortisol, a stress hormone, somehow accelerate the Alzheimer's disease?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2008] Reference

The body releases stress hormones, such as cortisol and epinephrine (adrenaline).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Good Heart] Reference

Hormones of the HPA axis hypothalamus - pituitary - adrenal glands, such as cortisol, are also implicated in body fat distribution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soy & Phytoestrogens] Reference

Reduce certain stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline.    From Wordnik.com.  [கவினுலகம் - K's world] Reference

When you're under stress, your body pumps out hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

Men and women both experience stress as a rise in adrenaline and cortisol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Says Stress Is Bad For You?] Reference

This effect, too, is believed to be the result of the toxic effects of cortisol.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Build A Baby's Brain] Reference

Just as testosterone increases in an economic bubble, cortisol may rise in a recession.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bubble and Bust] Reference

Second, cortisol-induced damage to the prefrontal cortex can cause confabulation, or false memories.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tortured Brain] Reference

After a loss testosterone levels in males come right back down, and levels of cortisol surge instead.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bubble and Bust] Reference

CRH starts a cascade that ends with the release (into the bloodstream) of the stress hormone cortisol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Going Beyond Prozac] Reference