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New Study Shows How Alcohol Can Affect Speech

New Study Shows How Alcohol Can Affect Speech

It is already well-known that alcohol can cause you to have slurred speech and heavy drinking can make it hard to differentiate the emotions shown by others. A new study that took place in the U.K. showed that alcohol can cause you to lose the ability to express different emotions through your tone. By going […]

Why Does Taking a Bath Make a Difference in Your Depression?

Why Does Taking a Bath Make a Difference in Your Depression?

It is common for people to jump into a nice hot bath after a long hard day. What is it about baths that are so relaxing for us? A new study shows that taking a bath twice a week can help relieve symptoms of depression more than physical exercise. What Happened in the Study? Researchers […]

Health Conditions Caused by Anxiety

Health Conditions Caused by Anxiety

It is true that the health of the mind impacts the health of the body. Our bodies react in different ways depending on how stressed we are. By understanding what our body does when we are stressed out, you will be able to report your physical symptoms to a doctor in order to relieve them. […]

How Can Cities Be Designed to Be Mental Health-Friendly?

How Can Cities Be Designed to Be Mental Health-Friendly?

Over half of the population prefer to live in cities as there are many things to do as well as many job opportunities in these areas. But according to the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, 40% of city dwellers have an increased rate of depression and over 20% have anxiety. By learning about […]

The Truth About Dopamine

The Truth About Dopamine

You may have heard about getting a dopamine rush after you make a big purchase or after you get off of a rollercoaster. Some of what you may have heard about these feel-good chemicals may not be the truth in regards to its link to addiction. By understanding what the true meaning of dopamine is, […]

What Are the Worst Things to Say to Someone with Depression?

What Are the Worst Things to Say to Someone with Depression?

Depression is a serious mental illness that makes your body not capable of creating enough serotonin to feel happy on a daily basis. If you act like someone with depression can easily get over it, it shows that you do not know its true extent. By being careful with your words around someone with depression, […]

Everyday Activities That Trigger Anxiety

Everyday Activities That Trigger Anxiety

You may notice that you have anxiety when you are feeling stressed out, but do not know what it can be that is bringing about these symptoms. It can be simple everyday things like your friends pressuring you to go on a blind date, but you start getting shaky and have puzzling thoughts the whole […]

What Are Cost-Efficient Ways to Have a Mental Health Day?

What Are Cost-Efficient Ways to Have a Mental Health Day?

So, you have decided to take a mental health day, but you are having trouble figuring out what to do. You have probably told yourself that you will have a mental health day, but then gave up on the idea when you realized that you are having money troubles. By thinking of low-cost ways to […]

How Jasmine Can Be Powerful for Anxiety and Depression

How Jasmine Can Be Powerful for Anxiety and Depression

People with anxiety and depression tend to turn to natural alternative medicine treatments. The problem is that these treatments are either not scientifically proven or the effects are mild. The special olive flower, jasmine, has recently been discovered by researchers to serve as a powerful alternative medicine treatment for anxiety and depression. What Happened in […]

How Do You Handle Toxic Family Members?

How Do You Handle Toxic Family Members?

We can pick our friends and our jobs and leave them when we feel things are becoming toxic to our health and our life. Our family members, on the other hand, are a different story in that we are genetically linked to them and cannot leave them until we become an adult. In order to […]