Category Archives: Mental Health

Television commercials are catchy marketing strategies that are aimed to encourage viewers to buy their products. From a scientific point of view, television commercials are designed to train the brain in recalling frequently presented items, thus increasing sales of a particular product. This successful performance of advertisements involves influencing the brain and the mental health ...click here to read more

Big shoe companies might have something to say about this strange new trend. Shoes are actually not necessarily considered to be vital, and in fact, new information is presenting the opposite to be true. Is it the Newest Health Trend? Statistics show that only 20 percent of the world’s population today wears shoes. Although in ...click here to read more

One in ten Americans over the age of six take antidepressant medication. This is quite worrisome, given the side-effects and the substantial health risks associated with them. Even more scary is the fact that the Food and Drug Association (FDA) has low standards when it comes to approving the sale of new antidepressant drugs. In ...click here to read more

Hundreds of years ago if you were depressed you were labeled as “mad” or “possessed”. In modern ages; however, doctors learned that psychological disorders explained most of these disturbances. Today, millions of people in North American experience different levels of depression and sometimes diet can explain it. More researchers are reporting that certain kinds of ...click here to read more

Fear, anger, depression and satisfaction are the four physiologically grounded human emotions. There are also secondary emotions such as guilt, gratitude, elation, nostalgia, love and shame, which are thought to be acquired during the process of socialization (one’s social upbringing). All of these emotions play a dramatic role in determining your mental and physical health. ...click here to read more

Red meat has received a lot of bad press over the past couple of decades. Scientists have linked the consumption of red meat to high cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, mental health disorders such as dementia, and cancer amongst other chronic diseases. In addition a Harvard Health study concluded that consuming a single ...click here to read more

Stress…we’ve all felt it before and in short bursts it’s actually good for us. Low levels of stress, once in a while, can help with your mental performance by keeping you alert and motivated. Stress also helps you to stay safe when you encounter a dangerous situation allowing you to react quickly and efficiently. While ...click here to read more

Whether you believe it or not, your mental health affects you every day of your life. Your mental health impacts your life in so many ways; it even has an impact on your physical health and performance. If you don’t have a healthy mind, you won’t have a healthy body. Everyone has days where they ...click here to read more

It is no secret the benefits that Omega-3’s has in regards to brain function, but a startling study has shown that the presence of Omega-3’s in daily diet could be more important than you think when it comes to mental health, too. The consumption of omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil in particular) has gained wide ...click here to read more

Drinking alcohol can be stress reliever after a hard day’s work, but for others, having a drink or two isn’t enough. If you are one of those who have to grab a drink every evening, do you know how much you are actually consuming? And have you noticed any difference in your general performance at ...click here to read more

If you have ever lost a love one, you have probably gone through the grieving process.  Bereavement is the term used for the grief that most people experience when they suffer a significant loss.  Up until recently, the grieving process was considered a “normal” human response to loss.  However, it could be considered a psychiatric ...click here to read more

For centuries scientists around the world have tried to uncover the secrets to health and longevity. Countless studies have been conducted comparing the health of those who are married to those who are single. A lot of data indicates being married is a key to good health; however, recent studies are casting some doubt. Back in the ...click here to read more

Feeling sad, miserable, or “blue” for lengthy periods of time? You could be one of millions suffering from depression. Depression levels are on the rise across the world.  The World Health Organization (WHO) states that by the year 2020, depression will be the second largest contributor to the global burden of disease. Depression is a ...click here to read more