Produced by the adrenal gland, cortisol is a hormone that is released as a response when a person is stressed, is afraid of something or when the blood glucocorticoids are not enough. Cortisol has important roles in our bodies as increasing the sugar level from blood, has an important role in the metabolism of fat protein and carbohydrates. It is also very useful for the development of lungs in babies, during pregnancy. The cortisol level is different, during the day time is more increased and decreases at night. High cortisol or low can be different depending on the health problems that people might have. Depression , autism, stress, fear, trauma, pain have a major influence on the level of high cortisol.

Although cortisol can vary, its levels are usually constant, but when a problem as ones the above appears, its level changes. Cortisol works in an interesting way, trying to adapt the body to different and hard situations it has to face. Cortisol also suppresses the immune system, but this is not all. Cortisol influences the renal secretion, controls the amount of water our body absorbs, affects the absorption of coper, potassium, sodium. More, cortisol has an impact upon insulin, gastric secretion and collagen. In our body is all about balance and cortisol is one of the hormones that can easily change the way everything works.

Extracted from the body, cortisol can be used to treat allergies, Addison disease and rheumatism. Cortisol helps us to have an improved short term memory, so when something unpleasant happens, next time we will keep in mind to avoid a certain situation, it is great the way everything works in our body. Is like a huge factory where everything depends on something else and nothing happens by hazard. Eczema is other issue that can be treated easily with cortisol and is also  great for hepatic detoxification. Some scientists believe that is a relation between cortisol, obesity and appetite, but only more advanced studies will tell us in the future is this is real or is just an assumption. If we have problems that imply the level of cortisol, go to the doctor because has important meaning for our health.