You may understand the respiratory and digestive systems as separate entities but, in many ways, the two are intimately connected. For example, breathing provides oxygen to help your digestive tract ...

It’s not a connection most people make, but stress doesn’t just affect your mood—it can show up in your gut, too. A growing body of research points to the gut–brain axis as the link between gut health ...

If you’ve ever lost your appetite during a stressful week at work, felt butterflies in your stomach thinking about a crush ...

When meal timings repeatedly fall out of sync with this internal rhythm, digestion becomes less efficient, and the effects ...

Your personal food-processing plant is like a symphony orchestra: When all the parts perform well, the result is beautiful music that simply flows. Should one or two musicians space out or be unable ...

Your internal clock controls when your body makes digestive enzymes, absorbs nutrients, and processes different types of food. Summer’s wonky light patterns can throw this whole system off, but if you ...

You’ve spent good money on organic produce, grass-fed meats, and probiotic-rich foods. You’ve ditched the processed junk, maybe even gone gluten-free or tried the latest gut-healing diet. Yet somehow, ...

A typical office day appears physically undemanding. Hours are spent sitting in meetings, answering emails, attending virtual ...