Major Depressive Disorder
I am a person, a unique complex individual. My diagnosis does not define who I am. It only describes some of the things that I experience. Major depressive disorder is one way to describe how I feel a ...
Meditate to Increase Attention Span
According to a study published in the online edition of the PloS Biology journal, three months of rigorous meditation training leads to a profound shift in how the brain allocates attention. The study ...
Pay Attention to Avoid Injury
Do you know the number one reason people discontinue an exercise program? According to physiologist John Duncan, it's injury. It's funny in a sit-com when someone goes barreling off the end of the t ...
Eating Disorder
With all the focus on our health and bodies, it's important to remember to keep it in perspective. This was such a strange year in the media, with celebrities like Nicole Richie and one of the Olson t ...
Being Aware of Eating Disorders
I was watching a show on VH1 or some other such trashy celebreality network, regarding women in the media who are "too thin." Now, I've never really paid too much attention to shows like these, becaus ...
Recognizing the Signs of an Eating Disorder
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, over 50 percent of American teenage girls and almost a third of boys use unhealthy behaviors to control and lose weight. If you think someone yo ...
Living with Bipolar Disorder
Rain on the River is a book of poetry about one’s struggle to fit into a world in which he or she was not designed to fit into. The river represents one’s life; the rain represents the aff ...
How Eating Disorder Begins
UK journalist Kate Spicer embarked on a six week journey of extreme dieting. "What does it take for a normal girl to reach size zero?" she asks.
The frightening piece serves as a cautionary tale.
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New study: Expert meditators pay attention better
Recent research studies have shown meditation increases gray matter in the brain, improves the immune system, reduces stress and promotes well-being. A new study adds to that body of researching by lo ...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Symptoms
Living through trauma is bad enough, but post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can transform the pain into a continual nightmare. PTSD is a psychological disorder in which an individual relives specif ...
