Anxiety-reducing wellness trends – can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without trying ‘em. From CBD supplements and meditation to cold plunges and journaling, it seems like the answer to ridding ourselves ...

If you feel simultaneously on-edge and burned out, your vagus nerve could likely use a tune-up. The vagus nerve is one of the largest and most complex nerves in the body, and one of its most important ...

Modern life is anxiety-inducing. From hours spent glaring at screens to afternoon espressos and noisy commutes, it’s unsurprising our nervous system often feels out of whack, which can lead to ...

When we’re stressed, though, the messaging between gut and brain can get disrupted. “Stress pinches off this signaling [of ...

A friend of mine once pooped her pants in a restaurant and is still haunted by the memory of the incident. She’s now first to admit—always with a smirk on her face—”that sh*t changes you.” And I’m ...

With everyday stress rising and millions in India battling anxiety, pranayama offers a simple, science-backed way to restore ...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety and can't seem to fall back asleep? Luckily, there's a hack for that. It's called the ice hack, and TikTok has done its job of spreading this ...

Improving physical fitness requires putting stress on your system during vigorous workouts. But the quest for peak performance often backfires—the psychophysiological distress caused by excessive ...

When I joined the fire department in July 2009, there was no talk of firefighter mental health challenges, resources available to responders, or even an open dialogue about these issues. Then in June ...

Lithuanian-Made Bilateral Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulator Surpasses 100,000 Global Users as Consumer Demand for Drug-Free ...

A new study has found that during exercise, the vagus nerve, essential to the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, has a more important role in heart function than we thought. The findings could be ...