You may not know the name, but you definitely know the feeling. That fight-or-flight response when your boss is yelling, your heart races, and you start to sweat? That's all thanks to cortisol, popularly known as the stress hormone. But this hormone does a lot more than just give us sweaty palms. 🤯 It's also responsible for regulating our energy levels, metabolism, immune system, and inflammatory response. 🧬