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What is the Cortisol Steal?

Cortisol is stress hormone. In functional medicine there is a concept called the cortisol steal or pregnenolone steal. This term is describing the body’s preference to protect cortisol production at the expense of other hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. That's because our ...

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What is the Cortisol Steal?

Cortisol is stress hormone. In functional medicine there is a concept called the cortisol steal or pregnenolone steal. This term is describing the body’s preference to protect cortisol production at the expense of other hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. That’s because our bodies think we are on the verge of possible death in moments…

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