Why Is No One in Wellness Talking About Allostatic Load?

It’s literally the foundation of stress, burnout, hormones, and health — yet almost no one mentions it.

I used to think that stress was an emotional state. Now, after writing about health for Oura Ring for nearly three years, I’ve gone to the other end, viewing stress as largely a physiological state.

It’s a chicken-or-the-egg type of question. Did you suddenly become mentally unwell and burdened by stress which caused your entire system to shut down? Or d…