(NewsNation) A significant portion of the American diet consists of processed foods that are often overlooked. Even foods perceived as healthy are processed for convenience, affordability, and convenience. However, health workers warn that consuming too much processed food may cause health problems. “The longer it’s been around when you’re eating things with added sugar or …
Students, rejoice, your sleepless nights may have more benefits than earning you an A. That all-too-familiar feeling of “tension but fatigue” from not getting enough sleep for just one night may actually have antidepressant effects, according to a study led by a team at Northwestern University. Although chronic sleep deprivation has been studied extensively, scientists …
If you don’t have time for a relaxing walk in the woods, try a nature video instead. A new study found that watching even a brief video of nature scenes significantly improved viewers’ mental health, especially compared to the effect of watching scenes of urban environments. The researchers focused on late adolescence, a period of …
Does scrolling through social media contribute to a mental health problem? Probably, according to the author of a recent study, which found that addiction to computer screens, smartphones, TVs, game consoles and other digital devices is linked to mental illness. And while most studies have looked at the effects of screen time on children and …
NAMI and AFSP Celebrate Launch of Bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus October 17, 2023 ARLINGTON, VA – The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) welcome today’s creation of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. Senate. Founded by Senators Alex Padilla (CA), Thom Tillis (NC), Joni …
Landon Barker has opened up about his “terrible” experience battling alcohol abuse and mental health issues last year. “It started with a bad drinking habit,” Travis Barker’s son told People in an interview published Monday. “I was abusing it and just abusing the substance,” the 20-year-old recalled, adding that he had been suffering from depersonalization-derealization …
Fear is a fickle beast. When my oldest daughter was in the grip of a deep-seated clinical phobia, her fear took over everything. She practically became a hermit at 16, afraid of going anywhere. Luckily, we found an excellent therapist who taught him how to tame his fear, to manage it gently, to approach it …
If you’re American, you probably are using drugs or soon will be. A new study finds that people born today in the United States will spend about half their lives taking prescription drugs. And for women, that figure is closer to 60% of their lifetime. “The years people can expect to spend taking prescription drugs …