What is Seasonal Depression? (Also Called ‘SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)’, ‘Seasonal Depression’) Seasonal depression, often called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a depression that occurs each year at the same time, usually starting in fall, worsening in winter, and ending … Continue reading
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This Supplement May Stop Sadness Becoming Depression
Probiotics may stop sadness turning into depression by helping people let go of the past, a new study finds. Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition found that probiotics stopped people ruminating so much. Rumination is when people … Continue reading
This Supplement May Stop Sadness Becoming Depression
How four weeks of supplementation can help stop a sad mood getting worse. Probiotics may stop sadness turning into depression by helping people let go of the past, a new study finds. Researchers at the Leiden Institute of Brain and … Continue reading
This Vitamin Stops People Feeling SAD and Promotes Good Mental Health
Maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D in the body is not just good for physical health, it can also help protect against depression and promote good mental health, a new study finds. Researchers looked at over 100 leading articles for … Continue reading
The Best Support and Practices For Your Mental Health
A psychologist shares tips on how to find and maintain the mental health support you need. Mental health struggles can affect anyone. Even high-profile celebrities put on a brave public face to hide their struggles, and no one (not even … Continue reading
Embracing Change and Impermanence
“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” ~Karen Kaiser Clark Life can be a persistent teacher. When we fail to learn life’s lessons the first time around, life has a way of repeating them to foster understanding. Over … Continue reading
10 Ideas to Help With Loneliness
Have you ever been lonely in a crowd? Have you ever been perfectly content all alone? Me too. And I have also suffered from loneliness. Loneliness is a complex mental and emotional phenomenon that has at its base a powerful … Continue reading
The 11 Life Lessons
The 11 Life Lessons It Turns Out I’ve Taught My Six Kids On my 46th birthday recently, my (mostly adult) kids wrote out a list of lessons I’d taught each of them in their lives so far. Each wrote their … Continue reading
Kale Is a Surprise on 2019’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ List
While it may still be considered a super food, kale took third place on this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue. Once again, strawberries and spinach took first and second, as they did … Continue reading
15 Easy Ways To Be A Happier Person
These research-backed habits will make your life so much better. There’s a quote from author Jaeda DeWalt that looks at joy from a different perspective: “Happiness is created and not found, it’s a state of mind and in its best … Continue reading
