Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out two other common ways the nervous system reacts to stress. Indeed, ...

I recently received an interesting comment that I wanted to respond to in greater depth. Cheryl , a nurse, described a technique that patients with breathing problems (e.g. chronic obstructive ...

“Hangry” has become such common vocabulary that most people know exactly what it means: that irritable, snappish state when you need food. Recently, people have suggested extending the ...