From cardiovascular disease and obesity to a weakened immune system, the side effects of stress can be life-altering. But there may be a way to prevent those outcomes. Raising triplets Hays, Presley, ...

The mid-20th century, with its jet-speed travel, its population explosion and its threat of nuclear annihilation, has been widely touted as “the age of stress.” Last weekend a dozen of the world’s top ...

Intuition—that flutter in your stomach, that gentle, loving voice in your head, or that strong feeling you get—can be utilized like a trusted mentor once you learn to recognize it. Honoring that inner ...

As modern-day stress ratchets up to what feels like unbearable levels, researchers are striving to learn more about the precise mechanisms through which it affects our body and mind. The hope is that ...

The “Manage Stress Workbook” in this course guides you through steps to identify and track your stress and practice a variety of strategies that have been shown to counteract stress. The course does ...

Allostatic load refers to the cumulative effects of stress on the body over time. The concept comes from a scientific theory on how stress affects physical health. According to the theory, high or ...

Long-term stress has become a growing health concern. It can cause or make worse a range of physical illnesses such as cardiovascular disease (e.g., Steptoe & Kivimäki, 2012) and mental health issues ...

Everyone experiences stress, which is your body's physical and emotional response to new or challenging situations.1 This can occur when you face problems such as those related to work, school, health ...

Child abuse is a devastating issue that affects families across the world, often driven by unnoticed stressors. Whether it's financial instability, health concerns or even community crises like a ...