Chamomile, lavender, lemon balm, and other teas contain compounds that may boost feelings of calm and relaxation.

We grow up believing that happiness is the gold standard of a good life. Follow what makes you happy, people say. Trust your joy. Chase the feeling. But what happens when the thing that makes you ...

We repeat what feels familiar, not what feels good. Healing begins when we help the nervous system relearn what safety actually feels like.

The President of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, Dr. Sherry McAllister, joined Bloom to share powerful insights on how optimizing your nervous system can transform ...

We’ve long been told that happiness is a mindset, a perspective, maybe even a daily practice. But something else is also deeply embodied, radical and accurate: Happiness isn't just in our heads, it's ...

Not getting enough sleep does more than make you tired. Here’s how short nights can quietly raise your blood pressure, and ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...

Understanding how your body works can be the key to reducing stress. For example, you’re probably aware of your fight-or-flight response—the body’s way of preparing itself when it believes it’s being ...

Sport invites heightened states of activation, and so does parenting. Put them together, and there’s a lot of stimuli playing on your nervous system. Here are some possible resets.

Rachel Feltman: Happy new year, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, this is Rachel Feltman. Whether you’re an avid backpacker, an occasional park stroller or someone whose ...

I love my mom for many reasons. For starters, she gave me life. But she's also my best friend. She's radiant, kind, and hands down the funniest person you'll ever meet — all attributes I like to think ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...