ROCHESTER, Minn. -- You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M ...
Healthcare professionals should consider psychological health in adults with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the American Heart Association (AHA) advises in a new scientific statement.
There is a long history of people thinking the body and mind are two separate things. Technically they are two separate concepts, but significant research has shown, and the Centers for Disease ...
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Wellness Speaker, Adjunct Professor, and Registered Nurse, Valery Davis BSN-RN, MBA, joined Gayle Guyardo, the host of the global health and wellness show Bloom with a new approach to ...
The head-heart connection is a lot stronger than you might think. While we all know how stress can be a contributing factor to heart disease, you may not realize that stress alone can stop blood flow ...
We all know our brains control our bodies—but the link between mental health and overall health isn’t always as obvious. Since February is Heart Month, it’s the perfect time to explore how stress, ...
This blog post delves into the brain-heart connection, a fascinating interplay that underscores the importance of a holistic approach to mental and physical health. In our relentless quest for optimal ...
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 ...