Major life events, such as travel to unfamiliar places, can lead to an increase in general anxiety and the exacerbation of mental illness symptoms. According to the World Health Organization, mental illness constitutes one of the three main health crises … Continue reading
In recent years, researchers have shown that carrying a sense of injustice or unfairness about something over a prolonged period can have an adverse effect on our mental health. It can make painful conditions worse. The classic case is where … Continue reading
In Australia, suicide is the biggest killer of Australian men aged 15 to 44, more than road death and heart disease. Three times as many men compared to women take their own lives. Globally, 510,000 men die from suicide each … Continue reading
By the end of her first year of residency, Dr Elisabeth Poorman knew she was in trouble. She was overwhelmed by the 15-hour days, the sadness of the tragedies she witnessed, her feelings of impotence and fears of making a … Continue reading
It’s well-known that exercise helps alleviate depression, especially aerobic movement. There is plenty of evidence that meditation helps lift moods as well. A new study published in Nature combined these formats, with positive results. The researchers focused on neurogenesis, the … Continue reading
You start with the fact that 90 percent of startups fail. And if they do succeed, the growth expectations are intense. Rand Fishkin knew that going in. He founded Moz 10 years ago, a startup that sells marketing analytics software … Continue reading
More than one in three students feel psychologically distressed, according to a survey reported in CBC News. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) surveyed more than 10,000 Ontario students in Grades 7 to 12 during the 2014-15 school … Continue reading
So says Toni Hammer in a piece on ScaryMommy.com. Back in December she decided to go off her anxiety and depression medication. It was partly due to a change in insurance and doctor. When she was prescribed the meds, it … Continue reading
It’s not only the Mediterranean diet, but the whole “Mediterranean lifestyle” that can make a difference in your mental health, a new study from Spain found. People in the study who ate a diet rich in fruit and veggies, and … Continue reading
Have you ever taken a cold swim? After you get over the initial shock of the cold, it’s stimulating. This is because when you enter a cold temperature quickly, your blood moves from the surface of your body to the … Continue reading