{"id":1193,"date":"2022-07-05T18:38:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T01:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/?page_id=1193"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:24:57","slug":"scrh-cortisol-hormone-and-stress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh_project\/scrh-cortisol-hormone-and-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortisol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cortisol hormone and stress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cortisol is commonly known as the \u201cstress hormone\u201d. It is released in response in response to a variety of physical and psychosocial stressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cortisol is a major player in a biological feedback mechanism called the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. This axis controls the reaction to stress and regulates processes such as digestion, and the immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Cortisol might give off the impression that it is a negative hormone, it is actually essential to assist the body to deal with stressors. Some of the other benefits of cortisol include reducing inflammation, strengthening the immune system, and management of blood pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1119\/2022\/04\/cortisol-axis-396x606.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1119\/2022\/04\/cortisol-axis-396x606.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1119\/2022\/04\/cortisol-axis.png 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cortisol can be influenced by THC, the active component of cannabis. THC mimics the body&#8217;s natural endocannabinoids, which suppress the HPA axis, and results in lower cortisol levels. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Page Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh_project\/\">Study Objectives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-study-design\/\">Study Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-hair-collection-instructions\/\">Hair Collection Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-surveys\/\">Psychological &amp; Physiological surveys<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-cortisol-hormone-and-stress\/\">Cortisol hormone and stress<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-chronic-stress-and-health\/\">Effects of chronic stress on health<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.ed\/crespi\/scrh-chronic-stress-and-reproduction\/\">Chronic stress and reproduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-cannabis-use-and-stress-management\/\">Cannabis use and stress management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-participation\/\">Participation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/scrh-researchers\/\">Meet the researchers<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17772,"featured_media":0,"parent":579,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1193"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1342,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193\/revisions\/1342"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1193"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=1193"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/crespi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=1193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}