What Science Actually Says About Stress and Cortisol
Cortisol is a real, measurable hormone with a daily rhythm — but the popular story of it as a villain behind every symptom runs well ahead of the evidence.
Written by Nikki RobertsWellbeing: Mind and Body
Wellbeing treats mental health as clinical territory rather than mood management. Coverage runs across sleep, anxiety, depression, burnout and the bodily symptoms that follow prolonged stress, with plain accounts of what talking therapy, medication and behavioral change can each deliver. For anyone deciding what kind of help to look for next.
Mental health treated as health. What therapy and medication each achieve, how sleep debt shows up physically, and which popular fixes lack any evidence.
