Title: High Cortisol Levels: New Study Links To Sufferers Of Chronic Pain
Headings: Chronic Pain Patients Typically Have High Cortisol Levels
Chronic Pain Patients Typically Have High Cortisol Levels
For Chronic Pain Sufferers with High Cortisol Levels
Stress Response and Coffee
Meditation and Adrenal Fatigue
Conclusion of High Cortisol Levels and Pain
Dr. Lam's Key Questions
Do those with low Cortisol levels do better with drinking salt in the glass, as the result of having low blood pressure?
If a person has a high level of stress and their cortisol production is low, could a rise in nor-epinephrine result in a wired tired symptom?
Why is it that client with low cortisol levels tend to have nightmares? What is the correlation between dreams and cortisol?

Content: The hippocampus is that part of the brain that is involved in memory forming, organizing, and storing. It also deals with the formation of long-term memories and spatial navigation and in diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, the hippocampus is one of the first regions of the brian to become damaged, leading to memory loss and disorientation associated with the condition. Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands in response to stress and it is our primary stress hormone and is responsible for activating the body's "fight or flight" response in stressful situation. Cortisol is believed by some heath experts to be public health enemy number one because scientists have known for years that high cortisol levels can interfere with learning and memory, increase weight gain, heart disease, blood pressure, and cholesterol, increase the risk for mental illness and depression, lower immune function and bone density, and lower life expectancy. The release of cortisol is controlled by the hypothalamus, a part of the brain and long-term exposure to cortisol damages cells in the hippocampus this damage results in impaired learning. Furthermore, cortisol has been shown to inhibit memory retrieval information already stored. For Chronic Pain Sufferers with High Cortisol Levels
According to Dr. Pierre Rainville, PhD in Neuropsychology, Researcher at the Research Centre of the Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM) and one of the authors of the new study, stress management is a top priority for individuals with a smaller-than-average hippocampus and pain sufferers are encouraged to seek the help from a psychologist and can try relaxation or meditation techniques. Stress Response and Coffee
When an individual experiences stress, there is a regulatory system that controls how the body reacts. This system is referred to as the NeuroEndoMetabolic Stress ResponseSM. After the brain alerts the body to stress, one of the main reactions that occurs is the release of cortisol from the adrenal glands.