Articles about Stress

More and more young people are struggling with mood imbalances, stress, and anxiety. But there are things we can do at home to better support our children’s mental health. Just like physical health, we can proactively nurture mental health by passing on healthy habits to our kids.

One of the negative effects of prolonged stress is that it can deplete your body of nutrients, gobbling up crucial vitamins and minerals to support the body’s stress response. All this can deprive your body of nutrients that you need to support your energy, mood, sleep, immune health, and more.

If you want your immune system to stay in good shape, you have to treat it right. That means taking good care of yourself so that your body has the resources it needs for self-defense. Unhealthy choices can chip away at your natural defenses. Here are 5 things that can weaken your immune system.

Sleep really does affect your beauty in noticeable ways – both in the short term and in the long term. It’s not just exhaustion that leaves you looking haggard after a rough night’s sleep. When you don’t get good sleep, you’re depriving your body of its nightly repair and renewal process.

We’ve all experienced occasional digestive troubles. Common complaints such as gas, heartburn, or constipation are usually temporary. But if these things are happening all the time, it’s a sign your digestive health is out of balance. This can have wide-ranging effects on your overall health.

Traveling should be fun, but it can also be hard on the body. The sudden disruption in your routine and exposure to new environments, new foods, and new time zones can create all kinds of challenges for your digestion, immunity, sleep, and more. Pack these supplements to help you stay well while you travel.

If you persistently have trouble sleeping, it’s important to identify the root cause. Sleep loss is a pretty common problem, and the reasons for it are mostly common, too. Here are 5 of the most likely reasons you're not sleeping well, and how you can get your sleep back on track.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, accounting for 1 in 4 deaths every year. It's also preventable, but since it doesn't always have obvious symptoms, you may not know where your heart health stands until you check. Here are 3 simple ways you can check your own heart health.

If you’re well acquainted with the afternoon slump, consider yourself in good company. It seems like every year, Americans are sleeping less, working more, and drinking more coffee to get through the day. The good news is that a few simple healthy habits can make a big difference in our energy.

The fluctuating hormones that govern our reproductive cycle make us naturally sensitive to imbalances. When we start feeling burned out, brain-foggy, weak, and moody, it’s time to take another look at our nutrition. Here are four of the most essential supplements for women.

Are you having too many sleepless, restless nights? Do you get stress and tension headaches? Do you struggle to get through your workout without feeling wasted? These could be signs of stress and burnout, but they could also be signs that you are low in magnesium.

We all experience periods of stress when life becomes a little “too much.” Though we often think of stress as psychological, it’s also physical. Stress triggers chemical reactions that affect nearly every system of the body in disruptive ways. Here are the long-term effects of stress on the body.