Dr. Allan Bacon

So what? Just because it's higher doesn't mean that there's anything necessarily wrong with that. Exercise does cause a cortisol spike. And typically, if you're an otherwise healthy person, it's a beneficial spike. And we see this vilification all over the place in social media where hormones specifically seem to be ones that really get this bad rap. Cortisol or insulin.

So what? Just because it's higher doesn't mean that there's anything necessarily wrong with that. Exercise does cause a cortisol spike. And typically, if you're an otherwise healthy person, it's a beneficial spike. And we see this vilification all over the place in social media where hormones specifically seem to be ones that really get this bad rap. Cortisol or insulin.

So what? Just because it's higher doesn't mean that there's anything necessarily wrong with that. Exercise does cause a cortisol spike. And typically, if you're an otherwise healthy person, it's a beneficial spike. And we see this vilification all over the place in social media where hormones specifically seem to be ones that really get this bad rap. Cortisol or insulin.

And they're not necessarily the enemies. They're not always bad. But they've always been posited as if they're just a negative thing. And so cortisol saying, hey, look, your cortisol is a little bit higher when you do this medium intensity cardio.

And they're not necessarily the enemies. They're not always bad. But they've always been posited as if they're just a negative thing. And so cortisol saying, hey, look, your cortisol is a little bit higher when you do this medium intensity cardio.

And they're not necessarily the enemies. They're not always bad. But they've always been posited as if they're just a negative thing. And so cortisol saying, hey, look, your cortisol is a little bit higher when you do this medium intensity cardio.

And this is what you should avoid after menopause because of that is disingenuous because there's no data out there suggesting it causes any negative health problems. And so just by showing things like, hey, look, this is higher and cortisol is bad. We scare people into thinking, OK, well, now they have to buy my medicine.

And this is what you should avoid after menopause because of that is disingenuous because there's no data out there suggesting it causes any negative health problems. And so just by showing things like, hey, look, this is higher and cortisol is bad. We scare people into thinking, OK, well, now they have to buy my medicine.

And this is what you should avoid after menopause because of that is disingenuous because there's no data out there suggesting it causes any negative health problems. And so just by showing things like, hey, look, this is higher and cortisol is bad. We scare people into thinking, OK, well, now they have to buy my medicine.

high intensity interval training circuits or whatever it is that a person's trying to sell or their you know their cortisol controlling supplements or you know the like and unfortunately it's being panned off because they're taking information that is valid cortisol is slightly higher because of this and they're taking leaps then that because of this there's a negative health outcome which isn't shown and so for people that are hearing this information

high intensity interval training circuits or whatever it is that a person's trying to sell or their you know their cortisol controlling supplements or you know the like and unfortunately it's being panned off because they're taking information that is valid cortisol is slightly higher because of this and they're taking leaps then that because of this there's a negative health outcome which isn't shown and so for people that are hearing this information

high intensity interval training circuits or whatever it is that a person's trying to sell or their you know their cortisol controlling supplements or you know the like and unfortunately it's being panned off because they're taking information that is valid cortisol is slightly higher because of this and they're taking leaps then that because of this there's a negative health outcome which isn't shown and so for people that are hearing this information

The most important thing is to be critical of what the information is that's being presented and then saying, hey, can you show me that this actually causes a problem? I know that you're showing me that this happens, but can you show me that this causes a problem?

The most important thing is to be critical of what the information is that's being presented and then saying, hey, can you show me that this actually causes a problem? I know that you're showing me that this happens, but can you show me that this causes a problem?

The most important thing is to be critical of what the information is that's being presented and then saying, hey, can you show me that this actually causes a problem? I know that you're showing me that this happens, but can you show me that this causes a problem?

Because using the same kind of essentially spurious thinking, I could point out, okay, well, cortisol, when it's in the presence of a calorie surplus, can cause a release of lipoprotein lipase, which is an enzyme that causes fat storage. When it's in the presence of a calorie deficit, it will cause the release of hormone sensitive lipase, which actually increases fat burning.

Because using the same kind of essentially spurious thinking, I could point out, okay, well, cortisol, when it's in the presence of a calorie surplus, can cause a release of lipoprotein lipase, which is an enzyme that causes fat storage. When it's in the presence of a calorie deficit, it will cause the release of hormone sensitive lipase, which actually increases fat burning.

Because using the same kind of essentially spurious thinking, I could point out, okay, well, cortisol, when it's in the presence of a calorie surplus, can cause a release of lipoprotein lipase, which is an enzyme that causes fat storage. When it's in the presence of a calorie deficit, it will cause the release of hormone sensitive lipase, which actually increases fat burning.

So if you're in a calorie deficit and you do medium intensity cardio and you cause a bigger release of hormone sensitive lipase, then you're going to lose more body fat. I can say that because I could show them that this enzyme is released more with cortisol in a calorie deficit, but that's just as disingenuous.

So if you're in a calorie deficit and you do medium intensity cardio and you cause a bigger release of hormone sensitive lipase, then you're going to lose more body fat. I can say that because I could show them that this enzyme is released more with cortisol in a calorie deficit, but that's just as disingenuous.