Research has demonstrated that mental factors like stress and anxiety can worsen the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Understanding the connection between heartburn and stress may aid you in coming up with a plan to cope with these symptoms independently or combined. Getty/AnnaStil...
And one study showed probiotics might reduce the severity of upper respiratory tract infections in athletes.28 That said, for overall immune health—something a lot of people are interested in now given the pandemic—there are quite a few other changes you can make that will have a greater ...
There are a number ofupper respiratory tract infections (URTIs)that can cause nasal congestion. These tend to get worse at night due to your horizontal sleep position. But nasal congestion from a URTI can also worsen at night because levels of the stress hormonecortisolare naturally lower. Cort...