Cortisol is a hormone that the body releases in response to stress. Bear hugs can help lower cortisol levels by promoting relaxation and calmness. The physical touch involved in a bear hug helps ...
OTISVILLE, N.Y. — Bear hugs are nothing. Jim Kowalczik hugs bears. Kowalczik lies on the ground as his 1,500-pound bear buddy, Jimbo, rests a heavy paw on his waist. He feeds Jimbo a marshmallow from ...
Life is what happens as we drift toward oblivion. The world pours a cascade of sensory material into our feeble minds from the time we wake in a ball of crippling anxiety to the moment we close our ...