Hi Paul, I studied melatonin a little about ten years ago, before I became interested in cortisol. I couldn't find any clear evidence that melatonin...
Looking for "cortisol melatonin" on pubmed gives 600+ hits, and most of the ones I've looked at so far are not very interesting. This one caught my eye because...
One of the ways that cortisol suppresses the immune system is by inhibiting the proliferation of lymphocytes (a subset of white blood cells). In vitro,...
Cortisol, melatonin, and sleep are so intertwined that unraveling them is difficult. This study found that women who slept more than 7.9 hours per night had a...
Hi Russ! Melatonin has no addictive potential. It's primary benefits are probably not related to sleep at all, but rather in protecting from arrythmias, cancer...
Seems very likely since women are much more prone to autoimmune diseases than men! I think testosterone is protective against autoimmune disease. DHEA is...
You find anything on night-shift workers and cancer? Paul ... study found that women who slept more than 7.9 hours per night had a slightly higher risk of ...
Cushing's syndrome is caused by an excess of corticosteroids--mainly cortisol. When I first started working on The Potbelly Syndrome, a lady sent me a set of...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73335.html. I think migraines and strokes are both caused by infections. Russ www.potbellysyndrome.com...
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2008/r081231.htm. This article says that heart attack rates drop sharply after smoking in public spaces is outlawed. Smoking,...
Hi Paul, I met Bernie--Dr. Bernard Rimland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Rimland)-- when I worked for the Navy Personnel Research and Development...
If I get a flu shot it is more than likely that I will relapse with either my cipro issues or get major flu symptoms and then go into a full blown auto-immune...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73405.html. This article suggests that parents with poor health are neurotic about the health of their...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73449.html. Eating disorders have been linked to malfunctions of the HPA axis that controls cortisol...
http://clicks.health.harvard.edu:80/dm?id=E3AFE57D75C81EE6D0981FAC1765CF4F2299F671211903C1. More mostly-good advice from the Harvard booksellers. Russ...
A good friend of mine has developed an interest that may overlap infections and cortisol in important ways. This morning I was delighted to see that she has...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73493.html. We are having more illnesses because we are living past illnesses that used to kill us. Multiple...
My friend with an interest in hemochromatosis sent me the following letter, which I have edited slightly. Russ www.potbellysyndrome.com ... From: To: Russ...
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/01/07/Bacteria_in_sheep_linked_to_human_illness/UPI-33911231348068/. Several Bartonella sp. are known to infect humans....
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