The sympathetic nervous system becomes more active during times of stress, and for some people, this activation can become excessive or prolonged.

Find out about the sympathetic nervous system, which causes your fight or flight response, and learn more about how it functions.

On the flipside of fight-or-flight is rest-and-digest. It’s the body’s way of rebalancing itself after the danger has passed.

The term “sympathetic nervous system overload” sounds daunting, but the root cause is pedestrian: stress. Stress is, of course, something we all experience all the time, but left unchecked, it ...

Typically, the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in. It helps shut down your body's stress response, leading to lower cortisol levels, and bringing you back down to your baseline. But if you've ...

Better stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage.

The sympathetic nervous system controls the body's flight or fight mechanism. Learn about its vital functions, & how it regulates bodily processes.

Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate emotional balance, but chronic stress or trauma can trigger an overactive fight-or-flight response. Nervous system dysregulation refers to a condition ...

How toxic stress turns to illness and accelerates aging is one of the most pressing mysteries of modern medicine. Take some deep dives for pearls from our stress response systems.

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study.