The Cortisol Myth: Why Chasing “Lower Cortisol” May Be the Wrong Goal

Stop silencing the signal. Start reading it. Cortisol has become the wellness world’s favorite villain. It gets blamed for belly fat and burnout, insomnia and anxiety, cravings, inflammation, brain fog, and that unmistakable wired-but-tired feeling so many people carry into the evening. Open any feed and someone is promising to help you “lower cortisol,” “detox […]