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Stress: the 5 myths
Level 1/3 - Common myths
What we hear everywhere about stress, and what the data says
We're told stress is all in the head, that we should 'let go' and drink herbal teas. The reality is neuroendocrine: cortisol, HPA axis, allostasis, vagus, adaptogens. Ten questions, a few traps, few mantras.
Level 1: "stress is all in the head". Level 2: tool confusions — marine magnesium versus bisglycinate, ashwagandha taken in the morning when cortisol is already high, heart coherence practised three minutes once a week. Level 3: the line between allostasis, exhaustion and burnout as ICD-11 defines it — not a medical diagnosis.
Sources: JAMA, Cochrane, ICD-11. See our terms and conditions.
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