April is Stress Awareness Month, a time when health experts highlight how chronic stress can affect the body and recommend options to deal with it. Long-term stress negatively impacts not just a ...

Chronic stress doesn't just affect your mood, it can weaken immune defences, increase inflammation, and leave the body ...

Although stress often feels inevitable and may seem like a natural response to pressure, chronic stress can have a significant impact on our bodies. From aching joints to mental fog, inflammation, ...

Stress triggers the release of hormones like cortisol, which can be beneficial in short bursts, but harmful over time. Chronic stress can negatively impact physical health, sometimes triggering ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. Lately I find myself ...

If you get enough back aches, someone will eventually tell you that’s where your body stores stress. If your stomach hurts, you’ll hear the same thing: Your emotions are trapped in your belly. But ...

For decades, patients with inflammatory bowel disease have reported a familiar and frustrating pattern: periods of intense ...

Can Anxiety Cause Loss of Appetite? Anxiety disorders — characterized by uneasiness, worry, and fear — can cause various symptoms that affect how you think and behave. This can include changes in ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Hormones play a major role in regulating metabolism, mood, ...