FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
Includes over 800 monographs reporting on emerging studies in the medical and scientific literature of practical clinical importance, easily searched for content.
Circadian rhythms of inflammation
Treatment of chronic inflammation can be enhanced and adrenal suppression minimized by circadian dosing of anti-inflammatory medication.
Adrenal suppression by inhaled steroids is common
A clinical study just published in the European Journal of Endocrinology offers evidence that inhaled steroids...frequently cause serious adrenal suppression. They also show that simply measuring morning cortisol can help indicate whether adrenal insufficiency is occurring.