Body Aches & Pains
According to Everyday Health, when we stress out, our sympathetic nerve system activates the flight-or-fight response. “Blood is then sent to major muscle groups that increase muscle tension and prepare you to fight or flee a situation. If you do not take any action, muscles can become sore or painful,” Amy Przeworski, Ph.D., told the publication.
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While we all know that lack of exercise can lead to obesity, there are some lesser known things about lack of movement you should definitely know. Moving your body means
Everywhere you look nowadays you see tired faces. That may be because the current health crisis that we’re dealing with, the coronavirus pandemic, has been exhausting. Are you one of
We all experience certain short-term symptoms that seem insignificant, such as headaches, stomachaches or other various pains, but these things can actually be important signals that warn us that our
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Thinking about negative and stressful things before bedtime really does keep you up at night. There are probably few people out there that haven’t experienced this in some way. You
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