anxiety

Wish you could banish those nagging, anxious thoughts swirling in your head in mere seconds? If you learn a few key vagus nerve exercises, that just might be possible. Anxiety is the worst. Your mind is racing, your heart feels like it’s going to pound right out of your chest, and you just cannot calm […]

Let it all out! Audibly expressing your emotions may have some merit (and no, you’re not just aggro.) Find out what you can learn from scream therapy. When we think of screaming, lowering stress is hardly the first thing on our minds. Instead, we picture shouting matches between spouses, toddler tantrums, and stubbed toes. You […]

Recently, I experienced a nasty run-in of hair loss from stress. One day, I thought nothing of my full head of hair and the next I was staring a definitive bald spot the size of my finger tip smack dab in the middle of my beloved bangs. In fact, the onset came so quickly that […]

Jessica Bippen, MS, RD, shares what ashwagandha is, its health benefits, how to take it, and more. Sure, you can think of ashwagandha as natural Xanax—but it’s so much more than that! Here’s how it works to effectively fight stress. Plus: what you need to know about the taste… What is Ashwagandha? It is a […]

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Rhodiola rosea is one of the shining stars of adaptogenic plants. But what is rhodiola rosea, exactly? And while we’re at it, what are adaptogens? Keep reading to find out and discover the vast and varied benefits of rhodiola rosea. What is rhodiola rosea? There are three different species of rhodiola, a perennial from the […]