Tag: stress

How Blackbirds Help us Beat the Blues

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FromĀ Daily Mail: Researchers have found that living close to bird life can improve mental health.Ā People who live in neighborhoods with more bird life have...

Research Shows Mindfulness can Decrease Anxiety

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A new study explores the impact of a Mindfulness-Based intervention on stress-related biomarkers in individuals diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Antidepressant Effects Thwarted by Stressful Environments

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A new study, about to be published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, investigates the role a stressful environment plays in antidepressant effectiveness....

What Does Your Illness Mean?

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Nine months after the birth of my first daughter, I felt off. Flatness, forgetfulness, cold, and tired. If I hadnā€™t discovered my formal diagnosis of an autoimmune thyroid condition, I could easily have been offered an antidepressant. Instead, I delved into the complex physiology of the immune system and its relationship to seemingly unrelated areas like the gut and brain. I learned pathways and the role of nutrients in their optimization. I changed my lifestyle, and my life changed as a result.

ā€œCortisol Levels in Children’s Hair May Reveal Future Mental Health Riskā€

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The Guardian covers research out of Australia that found that levels of the ā€œstress hormoneā€ cortisol in the hair of 70 nine-year-old children corresponded to the number of traumatic events experienced by the child. ā€œChildhood is an imperative and sensitive period of development, and when things go wrong it can have lifelong consequences, not just on mental health, but also on general health.ā€