Mental Health

Estimated to affect 1 in 5 Americans, mental health includes a wide range of conditions that relate to our cognitive, behavioral and emotional well-being. Our mental health articles discuss different types of mental illness, the respective causes, risk factors and symptoms, plus the conventional and natural treatments. Meanwhile, we cover many natural ways and therapies to improve your mental health.

Serotonin: Why You Need It and How to Boost Levels Naturally

Do you know that serotonin plays a role in virtually all human behavioral processes? From your emotions, to digestion and motor skills, this powerful chemical impacts so many aspects of life and body function. Serotonin receptors ...

A New Way to Look at Stress to Improve Health Outcomes

Every once in a while, if we’re really lucky, we might happen to come across an idea that radically changes the course of life in unimaginable ways. I came across such a thing many years ...

4 Ways to Cope with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Naturally

Anxiety disorders are now considered to be the most common and pervasive mental disorders in the United States — and many other parts of the world too. During any given year, it's estimated that one ...

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Relief for Treatment-Resistant Depression?

One search on the internet for "transcranial magnetic stimulation reviews" and you're sure to come across differing opinions regarding its effectiveness. Since the FDA first approved transcranial magnetic stimulation (or TMS) in 2008 as a treatment ...

Are You Fighting FOMO? 4 Steps to Minimize the Fear of Missing Out

You’ve settled on the couch with a glass of wine, a yummy snack and the latest Netflix flick. You’re pumped to start a new binge-worthy series with your significant other. But before hitting the play ...

6 Best Steps to Care for the Dying

The goal of comfort care, another way to describe medical care for the dying or seriously ill, is to help honor the wishes of the patient. Caring for the dying during the end-of-life stage commonly ...

10 Ways Chronic Stress is Killing Your Quality of Life

Stress. It's an awful word and a worse feeling, isn't it? The thing is stress isn't all bad. Without it, we wouldn't be motivated to protect ourselves or perform. A certain level of stress helps us ...

6 Health Benefits of Positivity + Positivity Exercises to Try

Spending time with positive, rather than negative, people isn't just more enjoyable — the company you keep also has deep implications when it comes to your overall well-being. Both positivity and negativity tend to be ...

How I Stopped Binge Eating and Started Living

Most people have experienced overeating or emotional eating at some time in their life. Sometimes it’s a lighthearted occurrence like mindlessly eating a whole bag of potato chips while watching Netflix. However, some people become ...

Binge Eating Disorder Causes (+ 5 Natural Ways to Help Stop Binging)

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a somewhat common type of eating disorder — affecting middle-aged women more than any other group — that's different than other well-known eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, although ...

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