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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A few weeks ago, we discussed cortisol, so I wanted to spend this week exploring the nervous ...

There’s one thing they do almost every day—often without thinking—that most people rush past or skip entirely. And it has ...

Rest is one of the most important resets for our body, but the fast pace of modern life doesn't always make it easy. Here, ...