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Health / Fri, 05 Jun 2026 Deccan Herald

Spikes don’t hurt, persistent presence in body does - what should one know about cortisol

Spikes don’t hurt, persistent presence in body does - what should one know about cortisolStudies suggest when the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis becomes dysfunctional, the cortisol peaks disappear into stubborn plateaus which are more worrisome than the over hyped ‘spikes’.

Spikes don’t hurt, persistent presence in body does - what should one know about cortisol

Studies suggest when the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis becomes dysfunctional, the cortisol peaks disappear into stubborn plateaus which are more worrisome than the over hyped ‘spikes’.

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