"I'm fine" and "I'll take care of it" (even at capacity) can be nervous system signals. Decoding them makes hard moments easier to navigate.

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

Your nervous system is a network that sends signals between your brain and other parts of your body to control your body's movements and processes. This system includes your brain, spinal cord, and ...

My husband became a great cook during the pandemic. Me, not so much. I like the food I make, but when it comes to entertaining, I let my husband take over because he has mastered the art of cooking.

Your nervous system is like a highway. When the roads are clear and well-maintained, traffic flows smoothly. Messages travel from your brain to every cell in your body without obstruction. We obsess ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...

When anxiety spikes, the nervous system can shift into fight-or-flight in seconds, but it can also be guided back toward balance just as quickly. Clinicians increasingly recommend brief "micro-resets" ...

We’ve turned survival responses into a black-and-white idea: pathology or wisdom. This is what we miss when we do that, and ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Key Takeaways The circulatory system carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and removes waste.The lymphatic system helps fight disease by creating and ...

When a person is at rest, meditating or reading a book, the parasympathetic nervous system is at work. Also known as the "rest and digest" system, the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for ...