Feeling stressed and looking for healthy ways to manage it? Could be that your fight-or-flight response is in overdrive. And your vagus nerve may be the key to downshifting your anxiety levels. Find out what your vagus nerve is and how it can help you discover calm.
Goosebumps. What are they anyway? Find out what exactly goosebumps are, why they happen and when they might be a symptom of a medical issue.
Learn why our survival instincts send us in search of fat and sugar — and how to resist the pull in stressful moments.
Crying is most commonly associated with feelings like helplessness and hopelessness. But even in the face of such turmoil, a good cry, in the right context, can be a big relief. So grab your tissues, and learn more from our health psychologist.
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From dad jokes to knock knocks, laughing can deactivate your stress response. That equals a whole lot of benefits for your health.
Want to know something scary? Fear or Intense emotion can actually trigger a heart attack in some individuals. Meaning, we can actually be scared to death.
The fight-or-flight response is triggered by a release of hormones either prompting us to stay and fight or run away and flee from a stressful situation. But what happens if this response is prompted over anxiety from non-life-threatening events?
