May 3rd, 201801013Have you ever wondered why so many people are suffering from anxiety, burnout, depression and other mental health issues? We try so hard to stay on top of things, yet still we feel like we can never get everything done. Other people put their own expectations on us and we are constantly feeling like we’re not performing up to scratch....
October 9th, 201701619The use of antidepressants has exploded over the last 20 years. It is estimated that one in ten people in the USA is on them and as many as one in four women in their 40’s and 50’s. In Australia, the numbers are not as high but not far behind. Yet despite the increased use of these medications suicide rates have not fallen and there...
August 24th, 201701229A recent 2017 report from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference claims stress and poverty can increase African Americans risk for Alzheimers Disease.
According to the Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, and Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, "the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease for...
February 13th, 201501135The better we feel, the more things we find to feel good about. The more things we find to feel good about, the better we feel.
December 2nd, 201321286Life is not a medical condition.The explosion in the diagnosis of and prescribing for mental health conditions has gone too far.
August 5th, 201351439Earlier this year Prozac celebrated its 25th birthday of being approved for use. But is the collective mental health of the world any better?
July 15th, 201101037Medicines are trialed over relatively short periods of time but can then be taken for five, ten or even twenty years. Trials done over two years will of course not reveal problems that may only arise after five years of use.
April 16th, 201111493Here is something that might surprise you. Eating some chocolate (please note some, not truckloads) is good for you.Read more about the health benefits of chocolate.
November 23rd, 201031345It is with some shock that I discovered that a pharmaceutical company is doing a trial of antidepressant use in children as young as seven. Children may have a variety of heath and emotional problems. They need our help, support and guidance, not labels and drugs.
