Tag: cortisol

It is no big secret that sleep plays an essential role in our health. Without sufficient sleep, our bodies begin to break down. Getting...

Sardinia, Italy, is a place where time seems to stand still. The residents of this Blue Zone region are renowned for living long, healthy, happy...

Health is like a three-legged stool. That’s according to Dr. Jeanne Duffy, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Those three pillars of wellness include...

I spent over a year having just cold showers when I lived in a share house in the cold mountains of Venezuela. Now, where...

Ask any jogger and they’ll probably tell you – a good run is a tonic for the body, mind and spirit. The health benefits...

Stress is like the plague of the modern age, with 52 percent of people reporting that they experience fatigue in relation to stress. Researchers...

The American Academy of Dermatology recently reported on a connection that many of us have known through observation for a long time: that stress...

When we pull an all-nighter to get a project done, or go for several days with fewer Z's than normal, can we really set...

Buddha once said, "with our thoughts, we make the world." Our perceptions greatly shape both the world around us, and the worlds inside our...

For the great majority of our history, humans have lived in natural surroundings. Today, with many of us living amongst industry, appliances and other...