Tag: mental health

  • Driving and Mental Health Medications

    Why This Matters Medications prescribed to address mental health symptoms benefit many people. In the USA, adults who can drive do take medications to treat mental health symptoms. Driving and mental health medications are not an uncommon combination. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), data from the National Health Interview Survey, conducted in… Read more

  • Happiness and Our Health

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    Happiness affects our health. The relationship is bidirectional. Optimal health contributes to happiness and happiness fosters positivity which can impact health. Exactly what is happiness? Let’s take a look. Happiness Defined The term happiness is vague. No need to drop the ball and walk away from the discussion now. We are making strides in shoring… Read more

  • Technology and Mental Wellbeing

    How is Technology Linked to Our Mental Wellbeing Homo sapiens developed technology ostensibly to improve the experience of human lives. People with creativity, knowledge, and initiative worked diligently for the rest of us to be able to use technology. A word of gratitude is due them. Technology and my use of technology can definitely contribute… Read more

  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: March 2024

    March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month March 2024 is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. And, yes, this has everything to do with mental health. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Why It Matters for Mental Wellbeing March 2024 is designated as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The message for all of us is to learn about colorectal cancer and to… Read more

  • Exercise and Mental Health

    Exercise Really Affects Mental Health Have you ever taken a walk, despite feeling tired, and felt refreshed after the walk? The paradox of feeling tired before the walk and refreshed after the walk is not a paradox at all. In 1984, an article published in the British Medical Journal discussed the impact of exercise on… Read more

  • Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Wellbeing Focused Instead of Problem Focused Pictures can convey a thousand words, so the saying goes. But words can lead us to create images in our minds. When we hear someone say they are going to the doctor, many of us will imagine an image of someone who is ill and in need of healthcare… Read more

  • Loneliness, Social Connection, and Isolation: Impact on Mental Health

    Loneliness, Social Connection, and Isolation Have you ever felt lonely? Not to be glib but if you have ever felt lonely, you are not alone. Recent Data A 2022 to 2023 poll conducted by Meta and Gallup delivered data related to how connected people felt and how lonely they felt. Approximately 1000 participants in each… Read more

  • Music and Mental Health

    Music and Mental Health Singing Singing can be a source of joy. It can bring joy and provide the energy and desire to spread joy. Via giving, we can also receive. We receive the benefit of interacting with other people, whether they enjoy our singing or not. And, singing opens a conversation of sorts, tapping… Read more

  • Nutrition and Mental Health: Part II

    “Diets” There are multiple “diets” promoted for healthy living which recommend certain food groups over other food groups, the grapefruit diet being just one example. These are often meant as short-term interventions in the pursuit of lowering weight; decreasing body mass index; removing “toxins” from the body; creating a sleek physique. Short-term lifestyle changes do… Read more

  • Nutrition and Mental Health

    Many variables, including lifestyle choices, can affect our mental health. Nutritional habits are among the lifestyle choices we can change. Starting this week, I would like to tackle nutrition. Nutrition and Mental Health: Part I The Why of Nutritional Recommendations Nutritional recommendations are many and varied. Their purposes vary as well. Recommendations may be provided… Read more