Cortisol Rhythm and Adrenal Testing: Beyond the Morning Value

Name: Dr Vahe Clinic
Address: 25 Ives Street, London, Chelsea, SW3 2ND, GB
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Cortisol is the principal glucocorticoid, essential for gluconeogenesis, blood pressure, immune modulation and the stress response. Both excess (Cushing's) and deficiency (Addison's) are serious; more common in everyday practice is dysregulated rhythm — a flattened diurnal curve associated with chronic stress, poor sleep and metabolic disease.