Patty Cordoba | Cortisol is a hormone produced by cholesterol and belongs to the glucocorticoid group. It is detached from the adrenal glands after a signal from the pituitary gland.

Cortisol is called a hormone of stress and this is by no means accidental — the main factor that stimulates its synthesis is a variety of stresses that can be of a different nature — consumption of harmful foods, hard workouts, traumas, strong emotions, malnutrition, inadequate sleep, illness, pain testing.