In an era where high-intensity workouts dominate fitness culture, a countermovement emphasizing gentler forms of movement has emerged, focusing on exercises that minimize the body’s stress response.

Social media loves to blame cortisol for menopause weight gain. But though Cortisol levels rise during perimenopause, the stress hormone isn't the sole culprit behind your changing body. Reduced ...

Do you feel overwhelmed by daily tasks? Catch yourself thinking negative or pessimistic thoughts? Blame your high cortisol levels, influencers would have you believe. Online, cortisol—commonly called ...

Have you given any thought to your cortisol levels lately? The so-called “stress hormone” has become a popular scapegoat, blamed for everything from exhaustion and bloating to anxiety, brain fog, ...

What is cortisol, and how is it related to stress? Cortisol is often called the "stress hormone" and is released by the adrenal glands -- part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a bodily ...

For years, researchers have documented health differences between babies born vaginally versus by cesarean section—work that ...

Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Robert Brook—Science Photo Library, Getty Images, Elena Fontana—Getty Images, nito100/Getty Images) Contributor Do you feel overwhelmed by ...