Sleep and Cortisol: Beyond the Diurnal Rhythm

Insomnia affects approximately 30% of American adults. When patients present with sleep complaints, it’s a common practice in functional medicine to test free cortisol to ascertain the degree of impact poor sleep has on the stress system. Free cortisol measurements only reflect the cortisol in circulation and do not speak to a patient’s cortisol production.

Did you know there are other cortisol markers that can take that assessment one step further? This webinar will help providers focus in on elements of adrenal and HPA axis function beyond free cortisol’s diurnal rhythm to ultimately shine a brighter light on the root cause of sleep disruption.

Key Moments

00:00 Intro

07:00 Sleep phases

12:36 Why do we use cortisol to evaluate sleep?

17:30 Tissue actions of cortisol

22:20 Conditions associated with chronic sleep loss

30:39 Which cortisol curve is more resilient?

35:00 Flat line curve link to chronic stress

43:45 Cortisol metabolism irregularities

49:45 DUTCH indicators of insulin resistance

57:31 Acute adrenal stress

59:40 Closing

Please Note: The contents of this video are for educational and informational purposes only. The information is not to be interpreted as, or mistaken for, clinical advice. Please consult a medical professional or healthcare provider for medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment.

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