Eating & Drinking Affects Your Sleep Yup, that is correct. Eating and drinking affects your sleep as do your sleep hygiene. Lets start with how eating affects it. Supper is Supplemental This is probably the easiest way to remember not to eat too much for dinner (or supper). You want the energy food provides during […]
Read moreIs Oversleeping A Problem? Are you an adult and sleeping more than 10 hours a day? If your answer is yes, you may be suffering from oversleeping disorder! Sleep is essential for our health and lack of it can cause obesity, mental health issues and productivity. Sleep requirements vary from person to person, but sleep […]
Read moreTaking a 30-minute walk a day is sort of like that proverbial apple: There’s a great chance it’ll keep the doctor away. From assisting you reduce weight and de-stress to decreasing your blood pressure and decreasing your threat of lots of persistent diseases– opting for routine walks is one of the very best and most […]
Read moreWhen my client, Khin (name made up) was suffering from severe OCD, he would usually be awake all night, and pace up and down his house. It was not unusual for him to fall asleep on the living-room floor, or any place else he could when he would collapse from fatigue. Even when his signs […]
Read moreYes, Mindfulness Can Help Reduce Stress! Recent studies have revealed that mindfulness is a useful anti-depressant medication, relieving mounds of anxiety, stress, and depression. In one study, Lancet researchers sampled a group of 424 UK adults who were at high risk of experiencing further depression for study. Half of the adults were put in a […]
Read moreIs Summertime Seasonal Affective Disorder for Real? In summer; I find myself sad and annoyed — and there’s not a big overreaching reason why (not any more than all the other seasons, at least). I haven’t always been a “bummer in the summer” kind of person; in fact, it used to be my favorite time […]
Read moreWhy Stress Turns Into Depression? There are high chances that untreated chronic stress turns into depression. We explore here the reasons why this might happen. Stress can directly cause low mood, which would reflect in increased irritability, sleep disruption and cognitive changes such as impaired concentration. Stress also has indirect effects, such as the abandonment of […]
Read more10 Ways to Keep Your Brain Young The above video discusses 10 strategies that can help keep your brain sharp and young even as you age. The strategies include: Socialize More (as the rate of memory decline in individuals that socialize often is less than those who don’t) Exercise (Physical activity improves neuroplasticity, your brain’s ability […]
Read moreWe all likely know someone suffering from depression. In 2014-15 about 2.1 million Australians presented themselves with mood disorders, which includes depression. Mental and behavioural conditions are more common amongst women than men (19.2% compared with 15.8% respectively). Sure there are signs that indicate the prevalence of these conditions, and ways to help the people […]
Read moreIn this video, Lauren Slater, the journalist and author of “Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds,” tells The Cut about her lifelong struggle with depression and antidepressants. She recounts how the psychotropic drugs she took for the treatment of depression impacted her life by taking a toll […]
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