Phoenix Rising: Cortisol - Making the Difference in ME/CFS? : the Cortisol Edition

[Cort Johnson]

Welcome to the Sept. edition of Phoenix Rising. This month we focus on cortisol - the most studied substance in the disease. Because cortisol plays a role in so many facets of  the body from the stress response to immune regulation, abnormal cortisol levels could cause alot of mischief. But do they in ME/CFS? 

In this newsletter we go from Dr. Holtorf's claim that cortisol levels are lower than we think to CDC findings suggesting that low cortisol may be the straw that breaks the camel back in women with CFS (but not men!). But what to do about these low cortisol levels? That's where the real controversy begins. 

A new section appears in this edition; Snapshots of Success - these are quick takes on whats worked for some ME/CFS patients.

http://phoenix-cfs.org/PR08SepCortl.html

There's alot coming up; interviews with Dr. Chia and Dr. Friedberg, a focus on the Whittemore Peterson Institute and a special edition: "Cracking the Foundation" on the startling and  groundbreaking work the Pacific Fatigue Lab is doing.