Articles #chronic stress

In the past two decades of practice, if I were to name one single factor that silently disturbs sleep, weight, mood, digestion, immunity, memory — and often goes unnoticed in our usual investigations — I would say it is this: Cortisol.

In every consultation room, I meet two kinds of people when it comes to sugar: those who fear it and those who ignore it. But the real story of sugar is not just about what we eat — it’s about a silent, tireless worker inside us called insulin.

I have seen how often patients underestimate the silent yet tireless work of the immune system. It is not a single organ or structure, but rather an intricate network of cells, tissues, and chemical mediators that function with remarkable coordination — much like an elite defense army trained to detect, target, and neutralize threats.