If you're feeling stressed, afraid, angry, or sad, here are three easy micro-resets that you can do with your body to help ...

Abstract: For efficient exercise, motor functions, heart rate, oxygen uptake (which are controlled by autonomic nervous system activity), heat acclimation-related functions, such as sweating, and ...

Coat hanger pain is linked to autonomic nervous dysfunction and often involves stiffness and aching in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. It’s often caused by autonomic disorders, such as postural ...

If you’re living with chronic pain or know someone who is, doctors say your heart is likely being impacted too. Long-term pain can lead to sleep deprivation, inflammation, less exercise, poor dietary ...

We’ve long been told that happiness is a mindset, a perspective, maybe even a daily practice. But something else is also deeply embodied, radical and accurate: Happiness isn't just in our heads, it's ...

Diets rich in phosphate additives, commonly found in processed foods, can increase blood pressure by triggering a brain signaling pathway and overactivating the sympathetic nervous system that ...

Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate emotional balance, but chronic stress or trauma can trigger an overactive fight-or-flight response. Nervous system dysregulation refers to a condition in ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...

The connection between breathing and our nervous system represents one of the body’s most remarkable biological relationships. While most autonomic functions—like heart rate, digestion, and hormone ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

We are born with a biological survival system that is designed to respond to any environmental or psychological threat presented to us. Our nervous system is constantly processing information and ...