The Claim

In healthy older adults, elevation of thyroid hormone through administration of either recombinant human TSH or oral T3 is associated with a 12–16% reduction in cortisol levels over a 48–72 hour period, indicating a bidirectional regulatory relationship between the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes.

Source: Effect of Thyroid Status Modulation on Pituitary and Peripheral Hormone Concentrations in Healthy Older Subjects

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
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In plain English

When older adults without thyroid problems are given hormones that boost thyroid activity, their stress hormone (cortisol) drops by about 12–16% over a couple of days, which suggests that the thyroid and stress systems talk to each other.

See the scientific wording

In healthy older adults, elevation of thyroid hormone via either recombinant human TSH or oral T3 is associated with a 12–16% reduction in cortisol levels over 48–72 hours, suggesting a bidirectional regulatory relationship between the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effect of Thyroid Status Modulation on Pituitary and Peripheral Hormone Concentrations in Healthy Older Subjects

    The study gave older adults thyroid hormones and found their stress hormone (cortisol) went down by about 15%, just like the claim said it would. So yes, the study supports the idea that thyroid and stress hormones talk to each other.

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