Advice can be amazing—or a total miss—depending on who it is for and who it’s coming from. That’s especially true when it comes to hormones, where one-size-fits-all solutions from TikTok and Instagram don’t work. In this episode, Erin clears up the confusion about cortisol’s role in the body, addresses popular trends like adrenal cocktails and cortisol face, and discusses what high and low cortisol levels really mean for your health. Learn why lowering cortisol doesn’t always lead to weight loss and how to navigate testing options to get the most accurate results.

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Timestamps:

(7:41) Is cortisol always bad for you?

(15:53) Adrenal cocktails: Are they legit and do you need to be drinking them?

(20:49) Most common reasons for high cortisol and low cortisol

(31:07) Cortisol face – is it real?

(33:49) Does lowering cortisol lead to weight loss?

(35:41) Different methods to test cortisol

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