Alcohol impairs the body’s ability to deal with cold, said Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, a University of North Carolina emergency medicine physician. It also can make you feel warmer than you actually are, ...

Turns out the simplest sip is also the smartest.

Breathwork is one of the most direct ways to influence the vagus nerve. “When we slow and lengthen the breath – particularly the exhale – we stimulate vagal tone, shifting the body out of ...