If you’ve never heard of cortisol, here’s a quick primer: Cortisol, known more formally as hydrocortisone (INN, USAN, BAN), is a steroid hormone, to be more specific a glucocorticoid, produced by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex.[1] It is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its… Continue Reading
Compartment syndrome happens when athletes build up their leg muscles — essentially, because the amount of space within the leg is finite, eventually the muscles push up on blood vessels, which restricts blood flow. Pain follows. Typically, for someone like… Continue Reading
There’s a good chance you might be hungover tomorrow. Such is, as they say, life. The first thing I would recommend is not watching the above video while hungover — it blares Rihanna at you, and that can be extremely tough to… Continue Reading