The Autumn Reset: What Happens to Your Body When the Seasons Change, and How to Respond

There is a reason October feels different. The air cools, the light softens, and something in the body shifts in response. Leaves changing color is the version of seasonal change we are taught to notice, but inside the human body, the transition from summer into autumn triggers a cascade of physiological adjustments that are equally dramatic, if far less celebrated. Understanding what those changes are, and how to support the body through them, is one of the more practical things any of us can do for our long-term health.