Not exact matches
And just how meaningful is the
cortisol result when the participants didn't report feeling any less stressed, and considering that the
cortisol levels for both groups were in the «
normal range»
at the start of the study?
According to the Medline Encyclopedia,
normal levels of
cortisol in the bloodstream
at 8:00 a.m. are 6 - 23 mcg / dl.
Indeed, the data show that for the vast majority of people with chronic fatigue, there is no difference in adrenal function or
cortisol levels at all when compared with
normal healthy people.
(Even in these studies, most of them indicate that
cortisol levels at all other times of day are perfectly
normal, and that total
cortisol output over 24 hours is also
normal).