The Biochemistry of Burnout: Using Blood Tests to Understand Chronic Stress
It’s not just our minds that carry stress. The old Romans had it right. They sensed this link and captured it in a short line: mens sana in corpore sano. The phrase mightn’t sit perfectly with today’s topic – modern burnout – yet it points to the bond between thought and tissue. That’s right: stress shapes chemistry, and chemistry shapes behavior. Burnout grows where this loop runs too long. People feel drained and detached, but the body will also react…

