Marijuana Can Lead to Mental Illness
You probably know quite a few people who smoke pot to relax or de-stress, but according to British researchers, marijuana can actually increase your risk of developing mental illness.
Currently, ...
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 ...
Group Knitting as Group Therapy
My friends and I started an every other week knitting group some time ago. We get together, knit, and chat. We check in about things going on in our lives, and use knitting as a catalyst, and someti ...
today
Today I made a new friend, hi Kyred, I read your survival story and I am sorry you had to go through all that but at the same time I feel a weird sense of relief that I am not the only person that g ...
Keira Knightley and Anorexic Witchhunts
Actress Keira Knightly continually denies that she suffers from Anorexia. She even went so far as suing a British tabloid paper in January.
This brings to light the issue of stigma based on body size ...
Quan Yin Healing Arts Center
In Buddhism, Quan Yin is the goddess of compassion and mercy. In San Francisco, she has been responsible for healing wellness seekers for more than two decades. The Quan Yin Healing Arts Center dispen ...
Living with and managing bipolar
We don't have the answers or cures but we having developed the disorder almost 20 years ago we have managed a recovery - able to live well in the presence or absence of symptoms. Following 6 hospit ...
10 Reasons to Choose Food as Medicine
The "Pill for an ill" mentality still has a stronghold in our cultural mindset. But does medicine really get to the true cause of chronic illnesses? A nutritional approach is often a better way and he ...
Ayurvedic Views on Illness
Ayurveda is a way of healing and a way of living that takes into consideration the whole person, not just a given health condition. According to the teachings of Ayurveda, every single aspect of your ...
Children's Illness Increases with Family-Related Stress
You might think stress is a major factor only in the lives of adults, but a new study from the University of Rochester, NY, asserts that stress and illness go hand in hand among young children. Accord ...
