Mark Meadows, Budget Buster!

The Mother of Positive Feedback Loops

Cortisol molecule. Public domain.

Cortisol. The “stress hormone.” Not a great look. Even for a hormone.

Think about it. Larry Schleming, the stress date. Left swipe.

If you’re chased by an African buffalo, cortisol signals your liver to release glucose so you can shimmy up a baobab. That’s acute stress. Most people today suffer from…