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Prolonged stress or malnutrition is often the cause of insufficient Cortisol. Low Cortisol production can also be caused by failure of the hypothalamus, thalamus, and pituitary areas of the brain. In this case, the adrenal glands still function but do not receive the proper signal to produce cortisol.
