The connection between mental health and genetics has gained more interest. Researchers are performing more and more studies to find the answers. Mental illness is relentless. Patients and their caregivers face stressful days and restless nights — filled with profound physical and emotional challenges. For Brandon B.*, a patient with bipolar disorder, life was like being … [Read more...] about Mental Health and Genetics. Is There a Connection?
Mind and Body
Powerful Magnesium Benefits that Relieve Stress
Q: With parties, special events, shopping for gifts, buying food, cooking, and traveling to visit family out of town, I tend to overdo it and become anxiety-ridden, irritable, stressed out, fatigued, and sometimes downright depressed during the holidays. Is there a supplement you could recommend to take the edge off and help me feel more relaxed and balanced? —Julianne S., … [Read more...] about Powerful Magnesium Benefits that Relieve Stress
7 Foods that Help with Stress Relief
Between visiting in-laws, family challenges, shopping frenzies, maxed-out credit cards, and just too many parties, the holidays can be a season of stress. This year, make your holidays happier: try these seven foods to help with stress relief, support your body, and keep you celebrating until the New Year. 1. Black beans Are rich in magnesium, a mineral that has a … [Read more...] about 7 Foods that Help with Stress Relief
5 Ways Yoga Can Help You De-Stress and Clear Your Mind
Stress response is a normal part of life, and it can even benefit us in quite a number of ways, especially when it comes to managing our daily routines as well as responding to emergency situations. However, if we allow stress to accumulate too much in our bodies, then we run the risk of developing a number of physical and mental conditions that could drastically affect our … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Yoga Can Help You De-Stress and Clear Your Mind
10 Ways To Boost Your Mood Naturally
Coming down with a case of the blues? You’re not alone. It’s estimated that up to 10 percent of the population in the United States will show signs of a declining mood as the days get shorter and the temperatures drop. There is a way to naturally boost your mood during that time. A specific type of mood disorder that’s directly related to the change in seasons is commonly … [Read more...] about 10 Ways To Boost Your Mood Naturally
Improve Your Biological Age: 3 Proven Steps
The training, nutritional and lifestyle changes that could help rewind the clock. Your age influences many things about your life: your wage packet, insurance premiums, dating habits, even your TV tastes and holiday preferences. But it reveals surprisingly little about your personal health, fitness, vulnerability to injury and illness, or cognitive function. What really … [Read more...] about Improve Your Biological Age: 3 Proven Steps
5 Important Mental Health Habits
For athletes, days off are important for physical recovery and muscle repair, but they are also imperative for mental health. If your motivation is flagging, you’re disappointed in your progress or you’re simply in a funk because #life, resetting your mental rheostat could be just what you need to get back on track, both in and out of the gym. Take time for yourself while … [Read more...] about 5 Important Mental Health Habits
5 Tips for Adding Activated Charcoal to your Beauty Routine
Activated charcoal is nothing new on the health scene. Ancient Egyptians used it as early as 1,500 BC (Cleopatra reportedly lined her eyes with charcoal), and women around the world have used it for teeth whitening, skin care, and natural cleansing. In modern medicine, it’s used in emergency rooms to treat drug overdoses and poisoning by attaching to toxins and preventing their … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Adding Activated Charcoal to your Beauty Routine
Your Mind and Body: 30 Essential Tips for Nourishing Them
Your mind and body need your attention and care each and every day. Day 1. Avoid the Pitfalls of Working Too Much Working long hours and not taking care of yourself can spell disaster for your health. Here are a few tips from Envolve, an integrated healthcare solutions company, to balance your work and personal life: Plan and Prioritize. Get a notebook and start … [Read more...] about Your Mind and Body: 30 Essential Tips for Nourishing Them
Depression and How to Talk to Someone About It
Revisiting a magazine column from this past spring A column I wrote for the April–May 2018 issue of Field & Stream about depression continues to reverberate, judging by the notes I get on Facebook. Just this week, a 24-year-old outdoorsman wrote me about his struggles. More about that in a bit. When it was published, the piece drew a bunch of letters. One came from a … [Read more...] about Depression and How to Talk to Someone About It