My cortisol levels are frighteningly high. Everyone should have their cortisol (blood test) anytime they have blood drawn for other tests, you just have to insist on it.

The other hormones mentioned in last week's Medical Journal article: """The study (also) tested for three hormones — norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine — that regulate the autonomic nervous system and control such involuntary body functions as heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.""" https://www.stress.org/higher-stress-levels-raise-blood-pressure-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds The article strongly suggested that we alert our doctors and test not only for cortisol, but for these three other "stress hormones"  also.

Whether your body is constantly releasing excessive cortisol or you are popping a prescribed steroid, it is equally bad for you. Athletes used to excessively take steroids & cortisone pills to repair their bodies for the next competition, did not realize that it was ravaging their brains (and were turning violent as a result) and destroying their brains & bodies over a long period of time. (Look up suffering of and early deaths of football players and boxing athletes, etc.)

If you scroll to the TESTING UPDATES, you will see that I forgot to include cortisol as one of the essential tests to prove our case - that we have been and are being assaulted with pulsed microwave RF Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs), that is destroying our bodies and our lives. TESTING & CPT Codes https://www.change.org/p/joe-biden-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-joint-congressional-hearings-doj-investigation-of-microwave-assaults-on-u-s-citizens/u/29365019

Cortisol – the Death Hormone (released by the body during "fight" or "flight" or "freeze" situations)

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There was a relevant article this past week in a Medical Journal: https://www.stress.org/higher-stress-levels-raise-blood-pressure-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds The American Institute of Stress – Higher stress levels raise blood pressure, risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds – September 22nd, 2021 – Original post: The-CNN-Wire by Sandee LaMotte, CNN

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Cortisol – is a steroid hormone, in the glucocorticoid class of hormones, that is released by the body in reaction to acute stress such as danger. Once the danger has passed, the body reduces cortisol output — but if a person is continuously stressed, cortisol levels can remain elevated. When produced by the body it is called cortisol. When used as a medication, it is known as cortisone.

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Cortisol – the Death Hormone by DR. NICHOLAS PERRICONE March 12, 2010

These links are ‘dead’ but it is where I got the article: http://www.dailyperricone.com/2010/03/cortisol-the-death-hormone/#sthash.FBxgUc6W.dpuf AND http://www.dailyperricone.com/2010/03/cortisol-the-death-hormone/

Cortisol is the one hormone that actually increases as we get older. We are all familiar with cortisol, because a derivative called cortisone is used in topical and systemic medications and has been part of the pharmacological arsenal for years. Cortisol is essential; it enables our internal systems to maintain stability and stay in balance during acute forms of stress, such as fear, physical trauma and extreme physical exertion. When it is needed during periods of stress, cortisol is produced by the body in the quantities necessary to combat stress. However, a problem arises when cortisol is present for long periods of time and in excess quantities. When we measure the cortisol levels of a young person under stress, they rise rapidly, but within a few hours as the stress is relieved, they decline to normal.

However, when we measure cortisol levels in older people, the levels rise rapidly during the stress but tend not to return to normal for days. Since cortisol levels continue to increase with age, a sixty-five year old has far higher levels of cortisol circulating throughout their system than does a twenty-five year old.

Large amounts of cortisol are toxic when they circulate in our system for prolonged periods of time. Our brain cells, or neurons, are extremely sensitive to the effects of cortisol. When cortisol is circulating at a high level, it causes the brain cells to die. That is why brain shrinkage is associated with senility in old age.

Excessive amounts of cortisol can destroy the immune system, shrink the brain and other vital organs, decrease muscle mass, and cause thinning of the skin which results in prominent blood vessels. In the anti-aging field, cortisol is known as the death hormone because it is associated with old age and disease. So, how can you keep your cortisol under control?

– Get good adequate sleep-six to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night.

– Minimize stress-whenever possible, avoid stress-inducing situations.

– Cut out coffee! Coffee contains a number of organic acids that affect blood sugar and cortisol levels.

This is not due to the caffeine. For example, you can drink a cup of decaffeinated coffee at 8am and your cortisol levels will still be measurable at 10pm-the same as if you had drunk regular coffee.

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MORE RESEARCH:

Cortisol: What It Does & How To Regulate Cortisol Levels https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-is-cortisol

Cortisol | Hormone Health Network https://www.hormone.org/.../glands-and-hormones-a-to-z/hormones/cortisol

What Is Cortisol? - Verywell Mind https://www.verywellmind.com/cortisol-and-stress-how-to-stay-healthy-3145080

Cortisol -- your "fight-or-flight" hormone -- is designed to let you know when you're danger. But too much or too of it can throw your whole body out of whack https://www.webmd.com/arefa-cassoobhoy

Cortisol | Hormone Health Network https://www.hormone.org/your-health-and-hormones/glands-and-hormones-a-to-z/hormones/cortisol

How to Identify High Cortisol Levels: Cushing's Syndrome https://www.saintjohnscancer.org/blog/endocrine/how-to-identify-high-cortisol-levels-cushings-syndrome/

Cortisol – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol

Cortisol | You and Your Hormones https://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/cortisol/

Cortisol: What It Does and Why It Matters to Mental Health https://www.psycom.net/cortisol

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