Category: Mental Health

Processed Foods can be worse than Alcohol & Hard Drugs

Processed Foods can be worse than Alcohol & Hard Drugs

Within the natural health community, it is relatively well known that processed foods are to be avoided like the plague, but that doesn’t stop us from occasionally pigging out on these dangerous foods from time to time. On these occasions,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, GMOs, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Weight Loss
3 Unexpected Ways How Meditation Benefits Your Health

3 Unexpected Ways How Meditation Benefits Your Health

Yoga and meditation are all the rage now, and everyone knows it can make you calmer, more relaxed and a much fitter person. But there are several unexpected ways in which meditation benefits you. So let’s take a look at… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Personal Care, Yoga
7 Ways Reading Can Improve Your Health

7 Ways Reading Can Improve Your Health

Ways Reading Can Improve Your Health Want a simple, inexpensive way to improve your overall health?  Read! Gustave Flaubert said, “Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read… 0 Shares | | Posted in Books, Entertainment, Health, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Mental Health, News, Personal Care
3 Reasons Why Your Kid’s School Should Have a Concussion Screening Program

3 Reasons Why Your Kid’s School Should Have a Concussion Screening Program

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year in the United States, hospitals treat approximately 174,000 kids 19 and younger for traumatic brain injuries (including concussions) sustained in sports and recreation activities. This number does not… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Fitness, Health, Mental Health
Paternal Postpartum Depression: Info & Tips

Paternal Postpartum Depression: Info & Tips

Current research says that about 10% of new Fathers will experience paternal postpartum depression. Just like with Moms, Dads may feel overwhelmed and inadequate when baby comes into the picture. Past history of depression, having other children to care for,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Mental Health
New Research Ties the Mental Illness to the Immune System

New Research Ties the Mental Illness to the Immune System

A research study conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests that there is a significant link between how the body responds to common childhood illnesses, like the flu, and the development of depression or psychosis in adulthood. Conducted… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Mental Health
Managing Postpartum Depression

Managing Postpartum Depression

More than 600,000 mothers per year deal with some form of postpartum depression. This is not just the “baby blues” which is mild depression and only tends to last several weeks. The symptoms of major postpartum depression include insomnia, appetite… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Science, Science & Tech
The Kratom Revolution Won’t Be Televised

The Kratom Revolution Won’t Be Televised

The herb Kratom is precipitating a revolution in mainstream medicine. Battle lines are being drawn and allies called upon by the pharmaceutical industry to join the fight to preserve the status quo. We certainly are living in “interesting times”. We… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Free Speech, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Liberty, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals, Televison
10 Natural Alternatives to Treat Depression

10 Natural Alternatives to Treat Depression

Natural Alternatives to Treat Depression Depression is one of the most chronic conditions faced by teens, adults and even children. While many people take medications to deal with their mild, moderate or severe depression, others want to find all-natural alternatives… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Personal Care
Eating More Fruits and Vegetables Linked to Greater Psychological Flourishment

Eating More Fruits and Vegetables Linked to Greater Psychological Flourishment

Creativity at a standstill? Feeling without a sense of purpose in life lately? Try eating more broccoli and bananas. According to a recent study, people who eat fruits and vegetables experience more pleasurable feelings of well-being that include a sense… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Health, Health, Mental Health, News, Nutrition