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When you’re anxious or under pressure, your nervous system releases stress hormones such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol, to cope with the stressor. Although at times this is a healthy and necessary coping mechanism, too much stress can lead to increased blood pressure, lower immunity, and higher risk of a stroke. It can also disrupt your digestive system, make you sick and fatigued, and leave you feeling restless. Sometimes, daily exercising, nutritious eating, and adequate sleep are all you need to reduce your stress levels. But that’s not always the case. When you experience stress too often, or for too...

Breastfeeding can be stressful sometimes especially if you see you’re not producing enough milk to satisfy your baby. Running out of milk before your baby is full might leave you wondering why you can’t provide more. Different medical conditions, imbalanced hormones, or feeding your baby formula can result in lower milk supply. Thankfully, there are many proven changes you can make to your diet or the way you nurse that can enhance your milk supply. We’ve selected and fact-checked expert opinions on lactation and brought you a complete guide to increasing your milk supply. Read on to get the best...

Getting a good night’s sleep is essential for your overall health. Having trouble falling and staying asleep can make you feel tired and irritable the next day. The lack of sleep can also increase the risk of conditions like heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. And unfortunately, sleep deprivation is all too common for most people. In fact, 35% of US adults don’t get enough sleep (less than 7 hours per night) and about 50-70 million suffer from one or several sleep disorders. While there are many possible reasons for a sleeping disorder, one of the most common ones is eating...

Sometimes you have these moments of clarity when it becomes obvious you need to make some changes in your life and get your act together. It could be because you want to feel more active, or it could be because your doctor told you to cut a certain item out of your diet, but you just know you can’t keep going on like this. But how do you go about making this change possible? You might be thinking that this change is going to be hard, that you’ll need to commit to some things like exercise and eating better that...