Partha Nandi MD, FACP
Mental health refers to our emotional well-being and how we manage our thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. It is important to have a healthy mental approach to life and to manage stress in order to maintain mental health. Maintaining a healthy mental approach to life means accepting that life isn’t perfect and that you won’t get everything you want. It also means being open to new experiences and trying new things even if you’re afraid. Managing stress means recognizing when you’re feeling stressed and taking steps to reduce that stress. Everyone experiences stress, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Stress can be helpful because it can motivate you to take action and push you to exceed your limits. However, too much stress can have negative consequences on your mental health.
According to former Beckman Institute postdoctoral researchers Michelle Rodrigues and Si On Yoon, there is a tie between female friendship and cortisol response. Their study looked at how age and familiarity with those we interact with impacts a conversation, reviewing the effectiveness and stress responses generated from those conversations. Friendship Health Benefits: What Are Friends…
Nothing can be more frustrating than lying down for a good night’s sleep only to find yourself tossing and turning. You might also find you fall to sleep right away, but then wake in the middle of the night. However, poor sleep is not just frustrating. It can also interfere with your health. According to…
What happens in the brain during a spiritual experience? New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital shows that humans do indeed have a spiritual region in the brain. The study showed that spirituality resides in the periaqueductal grey (known as PAG). This centralized location is also where the brain conditions fear, altruistic behaviors, and unconditional…
Florida Woman Coughs on Cancer Patient A Florida woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for intentionally coughing on a cancer patient during an altercation at a Pier 1 store. On June 21, 2020, Heather Sprague noticed Debra Jo Hunter berating Pier 1 employees for not giving her a refund on an item…
The feeling of stress is directly related to what is happening in your gut!
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You are what you eat, in a lot of ways. Food is fuel, and when our bodies are fueled in a way that serves them, good health is the result. This isn’t only true for our bodies, it’s also true for our minds. A solid, healthy diet has to potential to greatly affect your mental health.
The temptation to sleep in when our schedules allow can be hard to resist. However, a recent study found that you can reduce the risk for depression by 24% by waking up an hour earlier. (1) Study: Wake Up Early To Cut Depression The study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the…
The Hidden Message From Depression Typical symptoms of depression tend to create feelings of sadness or hopelessness in people. However, there are also many hidden symptoms of depression, teaching us that it is not just “surface-level sadness.” Here are some of the hidden symptoms of depression that ask us to pay closer attention to the signals our…
