depression

I Wasted Decades Feeling Fat and Ugly

January 27, 2016

I was a fat kid, a fat teen, a fat adult, and have been “fat shamed” ever since I can remember. When I was a kid they just called it “teasing.” But there is one [...]

The Top 20 Happiness-Boosting Strategies

December 15, 2015

As a doctor and scientist, I prefer to make decisions (from what I have for breakfast to how I travel) based on research. A recent U.S. study evaluated some of the most [...]

Is Your Diet Making You Depressed?

September 28, 2015

The role of eating is so vast in the modern lifestyle that the decision of what to eat is more complex than simply satisfying hunger. Your food choices influence your risk of [...]

Eating Away Depression

September 21, 2015

More than 17,000,000 people suffer from it— but six million people will not get help for their depression. Some don’t want the stigma that comes along with it, or even [...]

Yoga Improves Arthritis Symptoms and Mood

September 21, 2015

A randomized trial of people with two common forms of arthritis has found that yoga can be safe and effective for people with arthritis. Johns Hopkins researchers report that [...]

Feeling Depressed? Exercise!

December 22, 2014

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 350 million people suffer from depression at any one time. If you’re one of them, then you know how [...]
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