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Herbal and nutritional supplements for anxiety
Posted on Mon, 15 Nov 10

Herbal and nutritional supplements for anxiety

Anxiety disorders affect up to one in four people over the course of their lifetime. To avoid the cost and side effects of conventional medication people are increasingly turning to herbal and nutritional medicines to calm their anxiety. But what actually works?

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Caffeine and your mood: friend or foe?
Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 10

Caffeine and your mood: friend or foe?

Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world yet its effects on mood and anxiety are still unclear. Some people claim caffeine improves their mood while others find the opposite. Both are right.

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Lifestyle change is an effective treatment for depression
Posted on Mon, 28 Jun 10

Lifestyle change is an effective treatment for depression

Eating well, regular exercise and stress reduction can treat depression a new study suggests, in fact within 3 months 73% of those with depression were no longer depressed.

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Anger management might save your life
Posted on Mon, 8 Mar 10

Anger management might save your life

Anger has been linked to an increased risk of fatal heart disease, however research has been paradoxical. In some studies anger increased risk while in others it was protective. Theses difference may be due to differences in how anger is expressed, whether it is a constructive adaptation to a problem, or simply used to blame others.

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Stress leaves footprints on your brain
Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 09

Stress leaves footprints on your brain

While many people feel they must maintain their stressful lives it is important to consider the long-term effects of chronic stress, one of the most important of which is arguably the gradual destruction of our brain. The wear and tear of chronic stress over time is known to insidiously destroy vital brain structures and impair our cognitive function (1). This brain melt down may eventually lead to the development of depression and dementia including Alzheimers disease later in life (2).

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Build a better brain
Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 09

Build a better brain

Increase your brain size. Improve your mood, cognitive function and emotional stability. Reverse depression and anxiety. Reduce the effects of stress and protect against dementia. These promises may sound as if from a science fiction novel but they are not. Certain nutrients have the power to achieve all of these, unfortunately many of us are missing out on the profound health benefits because we are not getting nearly enough from our diet (1).

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