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Enter the vagus nerve. Its role is to counteract the stress response. The keyed up feeling that may be with us all too often can be a sign that the sympathetic nervous system is amped up. This fight or flight response is ignited by both real and perceived threats to our physical and emotional well-being. Offsetting this part of the nervous system is the parasympathetic component. It kicks in and calms us down. A major player of our soothing system is the vagus nerve. It runs from the brain down through the chest and abdomen, to the pelvis. It’s involved in multiple physical functions, such ...

What can I do to protect myself? "The absolute first thing everybody needs to do is get vaccinated. And people, no matter what your fears are, it's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it," said Whyte. The next thing is to social distance as much as you can. If you're hanging out with friends and you don't know their vaccine status, wear a mask, Whyte said. She said if you're not vaccinated and you’re in public, wear a mask. If you're vaccinated but you’re in a group of people, wear a mask.

Shreveport may be one of the nation's fattest cities, but there is some noticeable improvement in 2021. WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 19 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of physically inactive adults to projected obesity rates by 2030 to healthy-food access. Shreveport's rankings in obesity and overweight and health consequences remained the same as the previous year. Shreveport ranked ninth in obesity and overweight. The city ranked third in health consequences. Where Shreveport showed improvement was in food and fitness, dropping from N...

Here's where you can get your COVID-19 vaccinations in northwest Louisiana this week Scott Ferrell, Shreveport Times Replay Video UP NEXT A new mass vaccination site on Saturday at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City highlights the list of places where you can get a COVID-19 vaccination this week. LSU Health Shreveport, in partnership with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, will have a mass vaccination at the arena on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Teachers, support staff and daycare workers will have two dedicated lanes at the Brookshire’s site on Saturday from 2...

of LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 3, 2021) — No matter how bad the weather conditions, some things can’t wait. For the UK Specialty Pharmacy, shipping life-saving medications is a daily occurrence. The Specialty Pharmacy serves patients who take especially high-cost or complicated medications. The pharmacy ships more than 3,500 packages of medication a month to patients in all parts of Kentucky as well as to contiguous states. Many of those medications have to be kept at specific temperatures, so it’s especially important that they not be delayed during shipping. “Our patients with serious i...