As a busy mother and founder, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to make time for your health. Health checkups tend to fall to the bottom of the list between work, family, and personal ...

You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your ...

To be our healthiest selves, we have to make sure each part of our bodies is being properly taken care of. All of our organs are vital to the overall function of our body. One organ that you should ...

Your cardiovascular system consists of your heart, blood vessels, and blood. Together, they are a liquid transport network. This system delivers oxygen and nutrients to your body and picks up waste ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from ...

The vagus nerve sprawls from the brain through the body, innervating our organs and managing life support and emotion. Sally Caulwell for Quanta Magazine The original version of this story appeared in ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Share on Pinterest Can we alter our body clocks to ensure a healthier aging process? Image credit: miniseries/Getty Images. Circadian rhythm is the 24-hour internal clock that regulates a person’s ...

Adam Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...