Category: depression

Dehydration May Be Linked to 2 Unexpected Diseases

What if improving depression and lowering your risk of dementia was as simple as drinking more water? Dehydration is usually linked to low blood pressure, increased heart rate, and headache. But it’s also related to these two unexpected diseases. Researchers believe hydration could be a powerful tool to help our brain be at its best—physically and…


Natural Remedies for Depression

You can’t watch TV these days without seeing advertisements for pharmaceutical treatments for depression. The current ads offer drugs to take in addition to the drugs you’re already taking that aren’t working. This would be funny if depression wasn’t widespread, incapacitating, and potentially fatal. It would be funnier still if these pharmaceuticals weren’t linked to…


Strong Links Found Between Sinus Congestion, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts

Between 1 and 5 percent of the American population suffers from “chronic rhinosinusitis” (CRS), a condition in which the nose and sinuses are inflamed for at least 12 consecutive weeks.  It can result in a plugged nose, facial pain, loss of smell, or nasal mucus—or all of the above. As much as 11.6 percent of U.S….


Perfectionist Teens Reported More Depression, Stress During COVID-19

Perfectionists are sometimes thought of as superheroes: people who are high achievers and seem to always have it all together. Perfectionism is different from simply trying to do a good job or even seeking excellence. Rather, perfectionism refers to rigidly requiring nothing short of absolute perfection and being highly self-critical. Our recent study, published in…


LIVE NOW: Market Falls Mirror Great Depression; Unemployment Numbers Doctored

The United States is seeing economic trends not witnessed since the Great Depression, including with its falling GDP. While there are various estimates on the crisis, it’s projected to last for years before real improvements are seen, and early estimates didn’t take into account unforeseen events such as ongoing lockdowns in China or Russia’s war…


Market Falls Mirror Great Depression; Unemployment Numbers Doctored

The United States is seeing economic trends not witnessed since the Great Depression, including with its falling GDP. While there are various estimates on the crisis, it’s projected to last for years before real improvements are seen, and early estimates didn’t take into account unforeseen events such as ongoing lockdowns in China or Russia’s war…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Market Falls Mirror Great Depression; Unemployment Numbers Doctored

The United States is seeing economic trends not witnessed since the Great Depression, including with its falling GDP. While there are various estimates on the crisis, it’s projected to last for years before real improvements are seen, and early estimates didn’t take into account unforeseen events such as ongoing lockdowns in China or Russia’s war…


Pediatric Clinician Issues Warning on TikTok’s Harmful Effect on Children

A pediatric clinician is sounding the alarm about the harms posed by TikTok to children. Anthony Luczak, an advanced practice registered nurse in pediatric primary care and a developmental-behavioral specialist, said that based on his observations, the Chinese-owned social media app feeds young people’s addictions, and fosters anxiety, depression, and harmful behaviors. He said he is…


Keeping Christmas | Documentary

The story of Richard Mahr and his family, and how they overcame personal tragedies while navigating through the Great Depression, a pandemic, two world wars, a fire, and communism. How did Richard’s dream survive his vision for “Keeping Christmas”? * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” –…


When Your Holidays Aren’t So Joyful

The holiday season is everyone’s favorite time of year—or is it? The cultural image of the holidays, fueled by glittering media images, is a delightful time of family harmony, delicious feasts, brightly lit houses, kisses under the mistletoe, and wide-eyed children gathered around the tree. The good news is that those kinds of heartwarming moments…