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Dr. Izabella Wentz: Cortisol Myths, Fasting For HPA Axis Health, Adrenal Fatigue Gaslighting + Stress Hormone Supplements

The Art of Being Well

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The Role of Stress in HPA Access to Regulation

Cortisol is an endogenous immunosuppressant, right? It's a natural anti-inflammatory. So that regulating regulatory mechanism part of it is not attenuating that inflammation. People will focus on de-stressing and sometimes that could be it. History of past trauma, things like adverse childhood events can contribute to a dysregulated HPA axis.

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