{"id":386,"date":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/faq\/kas-ir-kortizols-un-ka-tas-ietekme-veselibu\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:40:13","slug":"kas-ir-kortizols-un-ka-tas-ietekme-veselibu","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/faq\/kas-ir-kortizols-un-ka-tas-ietekme-veselibu\/","title":{"rendered":"What is cortisol and how does it affect health?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cortisol is the main stress hormone produced by the adrenal glands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Normal cortisol function:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Waking up in the morning (cortisol levels peak at 8:00)<\/li>\n<li>Stress management<\/li>\n<li>Metabolism and weight management<\/li>\n<li>Modulation of the immune response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cortisol imbalance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Too much (chronic stress):<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abdominal fat<\/li>\n<li>Insomnia<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Fluctuations in sugar levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Too little (Addison's disease):<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constant fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Hypotension<\/li>\n<li>Skin pigmentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr Caune performs cortisol tests (fasting, daytime) and adrenal function tests.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[36,35,27],"class_list":["post-386","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-kortizols","faq_category-nogurums","faq_category-svars"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}