It’s not amore hitting your eye. The beauty buffs of TikTok have a new common enemy in cortisol. A condition dubbed “moon face” has struck fear in the faces of stressed-out young adults who now ...

If you've been on social media recently, chances are you've heard about "cortisol face," a term to describe facial swelling or puffiness, allegedly caused by high levels of the stress hormone cortisol ...

Struggling with weight gain or high blood pressure? High cortisol levels could be the reason, suggests a gastroenterologist.

Cortisol, often called the primary stress hormone, plays essential roles in metabolism, immune function, and your body’s response to threat. While appropriate amounts help maintain normal ...

Weight loss coach shares how reducing cortisol led to her client losing 3 kg of water weight and reducing facial swelling.

Dubbed “cortisol face,” the trend claims that stress can cause your face to bloat up or grow puffy no matter how hard you try to diet and exercise. There are some real medical cases of so-called ...

Cortisol face is a so-called facial swelling which may indicate an excess of stress hormones in the body. Such symptoms appear when we live in chronic stress, overworked and overtired. Cortisol face ...

Another day, another TikTok mass diagnosis trend is sounding the alarm on our health. Thousands of videos on the app have users talking about "cortisol face" or "moon face," characterized by a round, ...

If you're trying so hard and the scale still won't budge, it's not just about calories. Science explains five common reasons ...

Q: I have been diagnosed with low cortisol and put on 15-mg hydrocortisone tablets daily for life by my endocrinologist. I was told that if I get sick with an infection, I should double the medication ...