Five Reasons You Indulge in Emotional Eating When Stressed
The time is now to take control of your emotional eating. It can be tempting to want to reach for snacks and sweets after a breakup or after a stressful day at work, but emotional eating is not the answer. Emotional eating overtime can result in obesity and increase the risk for heart disease, diabetes . . . . Continue Reading
Why Expressing Your Emotions Should be Your New Years Resolution
Author: Shernide Delva “New Year. New Me.” That’s what many say as the clock strikes midnight and another year has passed. However, although the New Year brings a positive outlook, it also brings new challenges. As much as we all want a perfect New Year, the truth is both good and bad will happen to . . . . Continue Reading
Party Drug Ketamine Shown to Instantly Cure Depression Symptoms
Antidepressants have long been prescribed for the treatment of depression and other psychological conditions such as anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and addiction. However, the downside to antidepressants is that they can take six to eight weeks before the user feels the full effect. What if there was a drug that could instantly take depression away? Turns . . . . Continue Reading
1 in 4 Doctors Suffer From Depression Symptoms
The medical profession is a stressful place to be in. Becoming a doctor is a very long enduring process that can take over a decade. Being one is even more challenging. Now, research reveals that one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers suffer from signs of depression. This is bad news, . . . . Continue Reading
Why Adequate Mental Health Care in Universities is Crucial
Entering college can be a stressful time for students. The first time arriving on campus brings new experiences, new responsibilities, and yes, stress. For many, the stress is just a building block of life and they are able to move forward and grow from it. However, for some students, the change can be overwhelming and affect . . . . Continue Reading
Depression Contributes to Increase in Hospitalization
Hate to be a Debbie downer, but your depression is putting a damper on more than just your mental state; it also is hurting your body. Turns out, individuals with depression are twice as likely to be in hospitalization due to preventable cases as healthy individuals. A Danish study revealed that common chronic condition such diabetes . . . . Continue Reading
The Transformation of Drug Prevention Programs
Do you remember a police officer coming to your school and raising awareness about never doing drugs? If you do, you probably were in school around the time when schools all across the country participated in D.A.R.E programs as part of the “Just Say No” campaign. The campaign was initiated as part of the U.S. “War . . . . Continue Reading
3 Strategies to Free Yourself from Worry
Author: Shernide Delva Worrying can be debilitating and hold us back from living life to the fullest. Of course, it is natural to worry and most of us do. However, if you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, it might be time to let go of the constant worrying. It can be frustrating when someone tells you . . . . Continue Reading
3 Ways to Expand Our Mental Strength
Mental strength isn’t about being smart, it is about outsmarting our lesser instincts and conceptions to overcome the harmful aspects of the negative mind state, and building mental strength can be a lot more ambiguous and abstruse of an idea than some people see. Now some facets of mental health are more severe than others, . . . . Continue Reading
Oxytocin Nasal Sprays May Treat Mental Illness
If you ever had a stuffy nose, you might have used nasal sprays to help you decongest. Now, there is a product being tested for mental illness that delivers treatments through the nose. Researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway have tested a new device for delivering hormone treatments for mental illness. The treatment would deliver . . . . Continue Reading