Science & Debunks

Doctors, dietitians and endocrinologists pushing back: what cortisol actually does, why "cortisol face" is mostly a myth, and where the trend tips into health misinformation.

Part of Cortisol

27 moments in this segment.

1. 2014-08-30 - How To LOWER Cortisol Levels? - Dr. Berg
2. 2021-05-09 - The Symptoms of Cortisol #shorts
3. 2022-12-05 - Dr. Berg explains how high cortisol can affect the body #drberg #cortisol #sugar #glutes #catabolic
4. 2023-01-11 - The Only Way to End Stress and Lower Cortisol
5. 2023-03-22 - 5 Ways to Lower Cortisol - Your Chronic Stress Hormone
6. 2023-06-30 - Cortisol & weight loss - a doctor’s take. A surgeon addresses the cortisol-and-weight claims.
7. 2023-08-25 - Fitness Improvement Requires Stress & Cortisol | Dr. Andy Galpin & Dr. Andrew Huberman
8. 2023-09-02 - 5 Signs of High Cortisol to NOT IGNORE | What Lowers Cortisol?
9. 2023-11-05 - "Quit trying to lower cortisol!". The pushback: a doctor arguing the cortisol panic is overblown.
10. 2024-01-25 - "High stress, high cortisol - start doing this". A physician’s measured take amid the hype.
11. 2024-04-16 - How to lower cortisol… 3 food groups #shorts
12. 2024-07-25 - Dr Dray - "You don’t have cortisol face". A dermatologist’s blunt rebuttal of the trend.
13. 2024-08-29 - Dietitians react to "cortisol face". Registered dietitians push back on the cortisol-face claims.
14. 2024-11-09 - 5 Symptoms of High Cortisol You Might Not Know
15. 2025-01-23 - High Cortisol and Weight Loss
16. 2025-02-02 - Doctor Mike reacts to cortisol TikTok advice. Dr Mike fact-checks the viral cortisol medical advice.
17. 2025-03-02 - "The truth about cortisol face" - a doctor explains. A 2025 doctor explainer as the face trend matures.
18. 2025-05-01 - "Do you have a cortisol face?" - a closer look. A practitioner examines the "cortisol face" idea, where it has a grain of truth and where it doesn’t.
19. 2025-07-16 - 12 Signs of HIGH CORTISOL You Can See - Doctor Explains
20. 2025-08-06 - Huberman - set your cortisol rhythm. Andrew Huberman on the actual science of cortisol’s daily rhythm, the trend’s respectable source material.
21. 2025-08-09 - Give Me 18 Minutes, I’ll Show You How to Lower Cortisol and Burn Fat!. !
22. 2025-08-22 - 10 Signs Of High Cortisol You Can See
23. 2025-11-13 - "Cortisol face isn’t real - here’s what wellness got wrong". Late-2025 backlash: the debunk goes mainstream.
24. 2025-12-16 - Dr Explains Cortisol Resistance: Why You’re Still Inflamed (And How to Fix it). ).
25. 2026-05-09 - "The TikTok trend doctors are debunking". A summary of the medical pushback against "cortisol face".
26. 2026-06-08 - "The cortisol cocktail is viral, but the science...". A look at whether the cocktail actually does anything.
27. 2026-06-23 - "Is cortisol face even real?". A science channel examines the claim.