Cortisol

If I may steal from another post:

"But Halotestin is fantastic for individuals in a catabolic phase for "peaking" right as it blocks Cortisol, which is good as high cortisol during competition time is bad for muscle look and dryness."

Are there products that -

1) can lower cortisol levels, and

2) if so, do they have side effects, like cortisol will rebound (raise) after you stop taking the product ?

I know of natural products you can buy from health shops, but in the post I am stealing from, Halotestin was mentioned ?

I don't want to try it - I am just curious.

Suppressed cortisol is an effect of anabolic steroids in general, with the more androgenic roids lowering cortisol the most. When you come off there is a rebound though.

If your cortisol is high then you can start by dropping caffeine from your diet, get 8 hours of sleep per night, cut out sugars and that will already make a big difference. Then you can supplement stuff like CoQ10, ALA, vitamin c, ginseng and I can't remember what else. Pyro knows a bit more about this from first hand experience I think.

Muscleaddict wrote: Suppressed cortisol is an effect of anabolic steroids in general, with the more androgenic roids lowering cortisol the most. When you come off there is a rebound though.

If your cortisol is high then you can start by dropping caffeine from your diet, get 8 hours of sleep per night, cut out sugars and that will already make a big difference. Then you can supplement stuff like CoQ10, ALA, vitamin c, ginseng and I can't remember what else. Pyro knows a bit more about this from first hand experience I think.

Thank you sir

Yes, I try to stay healthy. I sleep at least 8 hours night, and more. I don't use any sugar - my diet is sugar free. I take a lot of vit C (1000mg doses at a time - I don't believe in lower doses, as per Patrick Holfard).

And I also tried Rhodiola, a herb for lowering cortisol.

Other than that, I take magnesium, when I can - I say that because too much magnesium gives me diaree, I am very sensitive to magnesium.

I also take my vitamins, especially vit B. I now got myself a strong dose of vit B5, pantothenic acid, which keeps the (byniere in Afrikaans) healthy.

Other than that fish oil, procydin (antioxidant), selenium, cayene pepper, a strong probiotic.

Not sure if I missed anything now ...

Ok, the latter is not all Cortisol related I just tried to mention the rest of the supplements I also take.

I have always been very interested in health, healthy living, supplements, vitimins, etc. etc.

Been reading about this stuff since I was about 19.

But when it comes to steroids, I am a complete noob.

yeah I wouldn't use halo as the primary tool to drop cortisol solely just from a price perspective, source quality & its place amongst other compounds being used.

the main purpose with halo for having a good effect in lowering it is ideally the aggression to sustain the motivation of a catabolic phase. strength improves when you eating nothing and if things are going to plan the compound can improve your composition quite a bit.

Colt wrote:

Muscleaddict wrote: Suppressed cortisol is an effect of anabolic steroids in general, with the more androgenic roids lowering cortisol the most. When you come off there is a rebound though.

If your cortisol is high then you can start by dropping caffeine from your diet, get 8 hours of sleep per night, cut out sugars and that will already make a big difference. Then you can supplement stuff like CoQ10, ALA, vitamin c, ginseng and I can't remember what else. Pyro knows a bit more about this from first hand experience I think.

Thank you sir

Yes, I try to stay healthy. I sleep at least 8 hours night, and more. I don't use any sugar - my diet is sugar free. I take a lot of vit C (1000mg doses at a time - I don't believe in lower doses, as per Patrick Holfard).

And I also tried Rhodiola, a herb for lowering cortisol.

Other than that, I take magnesium, when I can - I say that because too much magnesium gives me diaree, I am very sensitive to magnesium.

I also take my vitamins, especially vit B. I now got myself a strong dose of vit B5, pantothenic acid, which keeps the (byniere in Afrikaans) healthy.

Other than that fish oil, procydin (antioxidant), selenium, cayene pepper, a strong probiotic.

Not sure if I missed anything now ...

Hi Colt,

Byniere=kidneys. The science on all of those compounds is almost undeniably fact and you might be surprised at the outcomes. I am not gonna answer all of them but the ones that stick out.. Vit C has no effect on resting cortisol levels, and has been shown to both increase and decrease exercise induced cortisol spikes. Omega 3 fish oil is shown to slightly decrease cortisol but only slightly- nowhere near the media hype. Rhodiola is an amazing herb with great benefits as a general anti-depressant and mood elevator, but I cannot find a decent study where they study its effects on Cortisol.

Pyroclasm wrote: Hi Colt,

Byniere=kidneys.

I had to go and Google now. The "byniere" sit on top of the kidneys. I think they are the adrenal glands, or also called "suprarenal gland".

I had a discussion with the owner of a health store in Pretoria where I buy my health supplements, and our conversation turned to Cortisol. And then he mentioned these glands to me, and that B5 are a good supplement for keeping these glands healthy and balanced.

He told me they sit on top of the kidneys, but are as important as the kidneys, and that we cannot function without them.

I now remember that a friend of mine's wife had a tumour here, and because of that she had hormonal issues, and when they removed the tumour she was all fine again.

Our body is quite a unique machine.

Pyroclasm wrote: I am not gonna answer all of them but the ones that stick out.. Vit C has no effect on resting cortisol levels, and has been shown to both increase and decrease exercise induced cortisol spikes. Omega 3 fish oil is shown to slightly decrease cortisol but only slightly- nowhere near the media hype. Rhodiola is an amazing herb with great benefits as a general anti-depressant and mood elevator, but I cannot find a decent study where they study its effects on Cortisol.

Awesome Thank you so much

Colt, is jy Afrikaanssprekend? Die byniere is deel van jou endokrien-sisteem en het 'n balngrukke rol in hormoonbalans en hormoonafskeiding. Die byeniere (partykeer in Engels net "adrenal medulla" genoem, wat eintlik verkeerd is) lyk soos driehoekige stukkies vesnter-puty en sit bo die niere. Ek dink die Afrikaanse name kom van 'n samestelling van die worde "by" en "niere", so dit sal direk in Engels vertaal as: At-kidneys. In elk geval, hulle skei 'n paar tiepe hormone af, party noodsaaklik daar lewe, party nie.

Kyk hier vir n mooi basiese prentjie oor jou endokrien-sisteem


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Hoop dit help.


As jy nie Afrikaans is nie hoop ek nie ek moet dit alles oor tik in korrekte Engelse spelling nie.

Furk wrote: As jy nie Afrikaans is nie hoop ek nie ek moet dit alles oor tik in korrekte Engelse spelling nie.

Ek is Afrikaans ja, lol lekker lag ek nou

Colt wrote: Ek is Afrikaans ja, lol lekker lag ek nou

Sjoe! So ter loops, Pyroclasm is so sout soos seewater so ons moet maar hom verskoon as hy Afrikaans taalfoute maak, ek't al so paar keer op getel waar hy in die verlede walglike grammatika gebruik het, maar ek kies aspris om niks te sê nie, wil aan die moderators' se goeie kant hou

Furk wrote:

Colt wrote: Ek is Afrikaans ja, lol lekker lag ek nou

Sjoe! So ter loops, Pyroclasm is so sout soos seewater so ons moet maar hom verskoon as hy Afrikaans taalfoute maak, ek't al so paar keer op getel maar ek kies aspris om niks te se nie, wil aan die moderators' se goeie kant hou

Heeeehehe ...... ok, ons hou dit dan net tussen ons twee

I also learnt something knew now, which most of you guys will already know -

"(3) Cortisol suppresses the immune system. This makes steroid users more prone to diseases, such as cold and flu, during the period immediately following steroid administration. "

From the link: www.sportsci.org/encyc/anabster/anabster.html

Colt wrote:

Pyroclasm wrote: Hi Colt,

Byniere=kidneys.

I had to go and Google now. The "byniere" sit on top of the kidneys. I think they are the adrenal glands, or also called "suprarenal gland".

I had a discussion with the owner of a health store in Pretoria where I buy my health supplements, and our conversation turned to Cortisol. And then he mentioned these glands to me, and that B5 are a good supplement for keeping these glands healthy and balanced.

He told me they sit on top of the kidneys, but are as important as the kidneys, and that we cannot function without them.

I now remember that a friend of mine's wife had a tumour here, and because of that she had hormonal issues, and when they removed the tumour she was all fine again.

Our body is quite a unique machine.

Well that was embarrassing. :blush: I feel very spethial! :side:

Furk wrote:

Colt wrote: Ek is Afrikaans ja, lol lekker lag ek nou

Sjoe! So ter loops, Pyroclasm is so sout soos seewater so ons moet maar hom verskoon as hy Afrikaans taalfoute maak, ek't al so paar keer op getel waar hy in die verlede walglike grammatika gebruik het, maar ek kies aspris om niks te sê nie, wil aan die moderators' se goeie kant hou

Ons gesels daaroor met n koppie tee.

lol