Eline N Kuipers

Combining top-tier philosophical research and a passion for Taylor's music, a team of scholars investigate the wisdom that can come from Taylor's songs, bringing new perspectives to important contemporary issues. Combining top-tier philosophical research and a passion for Taylor's music, a team of scholars investigate the wisdom that can come from Taylor's songs, bringing new perspectives to important contemporary issues.

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Introduction Glucocorticoids are adrenal steroid hormones engaged in a myriad of functions including adaptation to stress, circadian function and immune regulation. Glucocorticoids also mediate quintessential processes in metabolic physiology to ensure whole-body energy homeostasis for example by stimulating hepatic gluconeogenesis, reducing peripheral glucose uptake and inducing adipose tissue lipolysis (Kadmiel & Cidlowski 2013).