January 21, 2019
by Kimberly Lucey
The Mediterranean diet focuses on vegetables, fruits, nuts, and fish. In a recent study, researchers found people strictly following the diet reported a 33% lower risk of being diagnosed with depression, compared to those least likely to adhere to it's guidelines.
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Perhaps a resolution is both possible and magical. There’s nothing wrong with magic per se if the belief in the magic is a force for forging ahead. Will the use of enchantment ensure the getting to where one wants to go? Be it January 1st, or a personal guardian angel, if that trust in an intangible helper steadies the way, no harm is done.
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October is breast cancer awareness month. Most women (and some men) live in fear of receiving this diagnosis. Visit the office of a radiologist who specializes in breast cancer, and you will find a room full of women in various states of fear and denial.is d
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September 19, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
Experts tell us what farmers are doing to our food supply, and you probably have no idea. Few people know that scores of farmers douse crops with weed killer immediately prior to harvest, and not for the purpose of killing weeds. Will a landmark ruling for $289 million in August of 2018 change the minds of farmers who desiccate their crops with glyphosate?
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September 11, 2018
by Patricia Tomasi
Do you find that the time of year affects how well you are able to think? While studies have found this to be the case with young adults, there are few studies that look at the effects on thinking according to different seasons in older adults with and without dementia.
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August 17, 2018
by Tina Arnoldi
Although losing two family members to suicide is difficult to imagine, it is something Dennis Gillan, a mental health advocate has experienced.
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August 15, 2018
by Kimberly Lucey
Exercising is well known to have strong ties to positive mental health, however the benefits diminish when working out becomes excessive. We interviewed the medical director for St. Francis Hospital who responds to a recent study regarding exercise and mental health.
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August 14, 2018
by Suzanne Jessee
Most people are familiar with the term PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD refers to a traumatic event that the individual has witnessed or experienced that they have great difficulty overcoming emotionally. Complex PTSD or C-PTSD refers to ongoing trauma, such as childhood abuse, domestic violence, multiple combat deployments, being the victim of sex trafficking, or being kidnapped for a prolonged time—situations that were ongoing, harmful and abusive, and where the victim feels trapped.
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July 31, 2018
by Elizabeth Pratt
Climate change may have more than an environmental impact. Researchers have found rising temperatures could increase suicide rates as well.
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July 10, 2018
by Elizabeth Pratt
Taking time off from work may be good for you in theory... but it's your employer's attitude to time off that may determine whether you receive any benefit from time off.
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