September 26th, 2019
Chronic stress cranks up cortisol when you don’t need it and can launch a cascade of consequences, including weight gain. Learn some simple strategies to keep cortisol working in your favor.
December 20th, 2018
By rediscovering our connection with the Earth, the technique of grounding is said to relieve a number of health woes, from anxiety to hot flashes. Here’s how it’s believed to work—and how it might be a boon for your health.
August 1st, 2017
Feeling frazzled? Stress does more than mess with mental health. It contributes to chronic inflammation, which is linked to heart disease and many other problems. Understanding how it happens is the first step toward prevention!
April 17th, 2017
Stress can make you bite your nails, grind your teeth or tear open a bag of chips and crunch your way to relief. If eating is your go-to coping mode when times are tough, be sure these stress-relieving foods are stocked in your pantry!
December 4th, 2016
Ever come back from a good vacation and find the numbers had dipped on the scale? There’s a reason for that. All that relaxing may be just what your body needed to drop those pesky extra pounds.
December 4th, 2016
For many of us, food serves many functions beyond hunger relief. It’s soothing, satisfying and oh-so-distracting. It blurs our ability to perceive the difference between hunger and heart hunger—what we really want when we are in a craving. Our cravingsRead More…
December 3rd, 2016
Work out like an animal at the gym and get fatter? That might seem unfair, but it can happen. Chronic stress in your life can actually cause you to store extra body fat. You may have heard of the hormoneRead More…