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How Do Breathing Exercises Reduce Stress?

woman using breathing exercises to reduce stress

Summary: Breathing exercises reduce stress by influencing physiological systems and functions associated with the natural human stress response. Key Points: Stress triggers a wide variety of responses in the human body, including changes in hormone activity, breathing rate, heart rate, and the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Some facets of the stress […]

What are Co-Occurring Disorders and How Should Addiction Treatment Address Them?

women talking in therapy

What Are Co-occurring Disorders? The brain is one of the most complex organs of the human body. It manages and cooperates with multiple bodily systems, and keeps everything in balance with one another. With this complexity in mind, a person can experience multiple conditions at once, or have “co-occurring disorders.” Because of these complexities, it […]

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