Posted by Rick on October 25, 2002, at 21:47:06
In reply to CLA and cortisol, posted by linkadge on October 25, 2002, at 18:49:25
> I've also been searhing for meds
> to reduce cortisol levels. The only
> ones I've found in research are
> megadoses vitamin C and CLA. I
> only read that CLA could possibly
> reduce high cortisol levels.
> Has anyone else seen studies on this ?
>
> Linkadge
>No, but there's plenty of evidence that if you drink, reducing alcohol consumption will lower cortisol levels.
Also, intravenous magnesium sulphate lowers cortisol levels, but I'm sure not suggesting that route!
Finally, while there are some contradictory studies, it appears that chromium might play a role in cortisol reduction. Here are just s few of the many abstracts you'll find if you enter the terms chromium and cortisol in the Medline search box:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8454546&dopt=Abstract
Rick
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