Endocrine Essentials: Cortisol

Episode 11

Published June 28, 2022

Cortisol is the stress hormone, and you can tell a lot about how someone manages stress by looking at the first hour of their day. The Cortisol Awakening Response - or CAR - acts as a mini stress test to show how your body uses cortisol to wake up and feel alert. In this episode Dr. Christina O’Brien will be covering the CAR, metabolized cortisol and more. Check it out now!

About our speaker

Dr. Christina O’Brien , DC is a chiropractor, Institute for Functional Medicine certified practitioner, and is board-certified in f unctional n eurology. She is also a r egistered n utritionist d ietitian and is c ertified in a cupuncture. Dr. O’Brien uses a "whole person approach". This approach is a combination of detecting underlying interferences which may inhibit the body's natural ability to heal itself along with the inspiration, knowledge, and support for people to achieve better health through better living. Dr. O’Brien is dedicated to helping people reduce their risk of lifestyle-related preventable chronic conditions including chronic pain as well as encouraging them to become more responsible for promoting optimal health and well-being .

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