01772cam a2200337 4500 57616502 TxAuBib 20100111120000.0 070416s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007015592 9780897934923 pbk. 089793492X pbk. (OCoLC)123284908 DLC DLC QBX BAKER BTCTA ZS3 YDXCP DLC TxAuBib Talbott, Shawn M. The cortisol connection : why stress makes you fat and ruins your health--and what you can do about it / Shawn Talbott ; foreword by William J. Kraemer. 2nd ed. Alameda, CA : Hunter House, 2007. xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-315) and index. The hormone cortisol, activated by the fight-or-flight (stress) response, is emerging as a major culprit in a variety of health problems. The Cortisol Connection explores the documented relationship between elevated levels of this hormone, chronic stress, and such health conditions as obesity, depression, suppressed immune system, osteoporosis, and hypertension. This new edition describes the results of the latest research about the connection between cortisol and HSD, and cortisol and testosterone. 20100111. Stress management. Health. Stress (Physiology.) Hydrocortisone Physiological effect. Obesity. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007015592-d.html Obesity. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0715/2007015592.html Obesity. TXLIV