Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...

Somehow we’ve arrived at the end of the year, and many of us are carrying more on our plates than ever. Constant stress can pull us away from feeling like ourselves. We have to consciously, actively, ...

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 ...

From reformer pilates and running to strength training and spin classes, the fitness world now offers something for almost every ability and preference. Teamed with our collective interest in trackers ...

Two years ago, I published a nine-part series, "The Vagus Nerve Survival Guide to Combat Fight-or-Flight Urges." The genesis came from an "Aha!" moment when I noticed a pattern of diverse scientific ...

Learn how opening a book and turning the page could be the answer to resetting your vagus nerve and your parasympathetic nervous system from experts who outline the neurological reasons why scanning p ...

Neurological diseases are conditions that affect your nervous system. Your nervous system includes your brain and spinal cord as well as all the nerves that branch out to the rest of your body. There ...