Category: anxiety

What You Can Do to Help a Loved One Struggling With Depression

Depression is a worn-out word these days. Sports fans are “depressed” after their team loses. Much news reporting is criticized for being “depressing.” The blogosphere and social media sites are clogged with every conceivable cause of and cure for depression. As happens with most overused words, the real meaning of this one is fast becoming…


43 Percent Infected by COVID Suffer From Long COVID Symptoms—Half of Them Are Neuropsychiatric

A study looked at the data of 1.6 million COVID-19 patients worldwide. The researchers were trying to understand a phenomenon called “long COVID,” where the patients who clear the infection are left with lingering symptoms or new pain after several months have passed. The researchers have found that about 43 percent of infected patients developed…


Dealing With Grief on the Cancer Journey

Cancer isn’t just a physical struggle but also an emotional one, as patients, survivors and their loved ones experience grief and loss throughout the experience. Gabrielle Alvarez, a social worker at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, offered some tips to help patients and caregivers manage their feelings. Alvarez, a certified grief counselor, noted that…


56% of Canadians Parents Say Pandemic Impacted Their Kids Negatively: Report

More than half of Canadian parents say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their kids negatively, a new report finds. Released by human resources firm LifeWorks on Aug. 17, the company’s monthly mental health index found that 56 percent of Canadians say their children’s mental health and development worsened over the last two years due to…


How to Deal With Anxiety Dreams

When you think of a busy time of year, do you think of stress or spirit? Is your “to do” list the first thing that comes to mind or your soul? If it is indeed stress, then you are likely to have typical anxiety dreams that go hand-in-hand with the hectic pace and demanding days you are experiencing…


How to Cure Anxiety With Food and Natural Alternatives | Eat Better

On this episode of Eat Better, we are going to look at some different ways to cure anxiety. We take a look at different foods that can help, plus some other natural alternatives that are backed by science—and a spiritual perspective on anxiety. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…


Living in a Chaotic World: How to Keep Anxiety at Bay

Ella Fitzgerald sang that “into each life some rain must fall,” but it has felt like torrents of grief have fallen upon us in recent months or years. We all experience hardships and stress, and we are all very well-acquainted with that pit that forms in our stomach when nervousness takes hold. Many of us…


Is Anxiety the Real Cause of Your Poor Digestion?

There is a well-known link between anxiety and digestion. When we become stressed or anxious, our digestive system takes notes and changes to cope with the stress. Regardless of how you feel you’re handling the stress, your digestive system may tell you otherwise. Digestive issues are quite common nowadays, but how can you tell if…


Anxiety: An Unexpected Driver of Self Destruction

The inevitable suffering of human life takes on a vastly different meaning in a culture that values pleasure and convenience above all else. In some spiritual traditions, the suffering of life is a necessary prerequisite for spiritual elevation; in others, our suffering is necessary to repay our past sins or karma. When the suffering of…


How EMF Exposure May Cause Depression, Anxiety & Other Mental Health Issues

From time to time, even the healthiest and happiest of us have periods when we feel anxious or depressed. Stress, the most common trigger of these emotions, has always been an inherent part of the human experience, and this holds true today. In fact, statistics suggest that stressors are more abundant than ever; nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States suffer from a mental…