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Cortisol and the Stress Axis
Why your stress response feels different in your 40s, why “adrenal fatigue” is not the explanation, and what I measure and change instead.
What's inside
- How falling progesterone and estrogen change the way the HPA axis responds to stress
- What the research says about “adrenal fatigue”, and the real diagnoses to rule out
- The tests I use and what moves the needle: sleep, protein, light, training load
- When to see someone rather than keep self-managing
Educational content only. Not medical advice. Dr. Talina Hermann is a functional-medicine practitioner; please discuss testing and treatment decisions with your own clinician.
Optimized Human LLC · Los Angeles, CA