Sound Health

Walking is one of the most underrated forms of exercise. And calorie burning represents just a mere fraction of walking’s health benefits.

In fact, I credit walking with helping me recover from sever...

Let’s face it… We could all use a little happiness boost these days.

I have that for you today.

2020 through 2021 has been so disorienting and stressful that truly feeling happy can seem downright i...

If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you’re already pretty familiar with the benefits of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). 

But in case you need a little refresher: The vagus nerve is the lon...

If you’ve ever experienced shortness of breath, you know how frightening it can be.

According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, hundreds of millions of people suffer from...

If racing thoughts stand in the way of you and a satisfying night of deep, restorative sleep, I can relate. It used to happen to me every single night.

I’d lie awake as to-do lists, worries, and even...

As you age, your brain gradually undergoes many changes...

The size of your brain starts to shrink, the amount of blood flow to it declines, the number of new brain cells (neurons) you produce drops,...

Lung health is on everyone’s mind these days, and rightfully so.

And ever since the pandemic began, I’ve been on the lookout for things you can do at home to both protect and strengthen your lungs...

Lately I’ve come across a lot of research touting the heart benefits of a specific technique that’s seemingly taking the alternative health world by storm…

A technique that optimizes one of your body...

by Jim Donovan, M.Ed.

If you ignore your computer when it starts acting strange, chances are, something is going to stop working soon. The same goes for your health—especially your nervous system.

T...

During the 2014 SARS outbreak, a specific chemical helped treat some of the most severe cases of the virus.

Now, international researchers are currently conducting trials to see if this chemical’s an...