The Physiological Effects of Stress on the Body
(Stage One)
In this phase, we find the cortisol levels are beginning to rise in an effort by the body to compensate for the stress it is asked to endure. However, we find that the DHEA levels are keeping pace with the Cortisol levels indicating that the body is still balanced its efforts keep up with the stress placed upon it. We rarely see patients at this time. However, when physicians become wise enough to run the ASI test as a screening test, we will be able to detect more and more adrenal weakness at this stage when it is most easily corrected.