Cold hits the nerves first and the thyroid later
The first response to cold is sympathetic. Thyroid hormone turnover changes on a slower clock than shivering.
Lena Voss
Tag: Cortisol
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A late meal and the next morning's insulin
Eating late lands the meal when insulin sensitivity is already lower, and the next morning still shows it.
Lena Voss
Growth hormone waits for deep sleep, not for an early bedtime
The big growth-hormone pulse rides slow-wave sleep. Going to bed early does nothing if that deep sleep never arrives.
Priya Raman
How a short night changes the next morning's glucose
A short night raises the morning cortisol signal and makes the same breakfast harder for insulin to clear.
Lena Voss