For thousands of people around the globe, the cold winter months bring with them notable mental health challenges. These symptoms are sometimes diagnosed as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, but also may present as mild and not require a mental health diagnosis. If you find yourself feeling irritable, sad, sluggish or off-balance in the winter […]
In the midst of the post-holiday slump, you may be feeling the effects of the winter blues. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a common seasonal depression triggered by shorter and darker days, affects about 6% of the U.S. population, according to Norman E. Rosenthal, MD, National Institutes of Mental Health (NIH), especially those of us living […]
You may have read about pH balance in health articles, but do you really know what it’s all about? What do the experts say? pH stands for “potential of hydrogen.” So, for example, the lower the pH level of a solution, the more free hydrogen ions contained within it, and vice versa. This measurement is an assessment of […]
The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time of year. But for some, it can be an emotional roller coaster ride, while others just feel depressed the entire season. There are a lot of reasons we start feeling down in the dumps during the holidays. Each person has a unique situation. But you can […]
I don’t know SAD directly but I do know it personally. Debilitating is descriptive but hardly accurate. I’ve seen a family member repeatedly suffer unbearably over the years and to the point of such weakening that she was nearly incapacitated. For her, SAD starts after the holidays in later January, almost like clockwork. She begins […]
What if I told you the food you eat can affect your mood? Yes, there’s a definite correlation between your food and your mood! We recently hosted Tina Wankey, MS, Mental Health Therapist, from Affinity Health Systems to speak on the topic of Food On Mood. Her educational and enlightening presentation made me take a […]
