Researchers have found that eating sugar before relaxing keeps the body in a state of alert, even when the mind feels calm.

A bit of sugar before a class test, a piece of chocolate before an important negotiation, a muesli bar before a marathon—the ...

When I first started my clinical training as a psychologist, some of the first techniques I learned were relaxation exercises. These are concrete, specific behaviors that clients can use to reduce the ...

How does sugar affect relaxation exercises? A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Konstanz provides ...