However, the relaxation response, which neutralizes the stress response, has to be brought on voluntarily. “Our bodies know what to do. We have the ability to turn on the relaxation response ...

All that hype you've heard about the Mediterranean Diet is true — eating a diet that focuses on fresh fruits and vegetables, ...

Herbert Benson, MD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and president of the Mind-Body Medical Institute in Boston, says the opposite of the stress response is the relaxation response.

Breathing exercises, known as pranayama, can help create optimal conditions for fertility by reducing stress, improving blood ...

There’s a growing buzz around pink noise, brown noise, green noise — a rainbow of soothing sounds — and their theoretical effects on sleep, concentration and the relaxation response.

Find a quiet space away from distractions. If you're trying these relaxation exercises with a child or a group of children, make sure your instructions are clear and engaging. Remember: you don't have ...

My new immersive podcast series, Deep Calm – with Michael Mosley, is on hand to help you tap into a hidden system inside – your relaxation response. In each episode, designed to help you let ...

Music is effective for relaxation and stress management. Research confirms these personal experiences with music. Current findings indicate that music around 60 beats per minute can cause the brain to ...

The relaxation time refers to the delay in the beads' magnetic response to changes in field direction. The researchers hypothesized that this delay combined with the effect of the alternating ...