Cushing’s syndrome: causes and remedies

Cushing’s Syndrome (CS) is a rare condition resulting from an excess of cortisol in the body.
Cortisol is a hormone normally produced by the adrenal glands and is essential for life: it allows us to respond to stressful situations, such as disease, and has effects on almost all tissues in the body. It is produced in peaks, more frequent in the morning and much reduced at night.
When the body produces too much cortisol, no matter what the cause, we are in the presence of Cushing’s Syndrome.
When Cushing’s syndrome is caused by a pituitary tumor we are in the presence of Cushing’s disease, in fact the most common cause of syndrome.

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