What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

By James Hunaban While Seasonal Affective Disorder mildly impacts 25 percent of the population, it seriously impacts another 5 percent of the population. This is a form of natural depression, which normally starts in September but peaks in Janurary and February. It’s easily brushed aside and overlooked. It’s also difficult…

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Support: The Missing Diet Link

Support: The Missing Diet Link

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

Having the right support system in place is one of the most important factors in succeeding in your weight-loss efforts. However, a supportive friend, no matter how well-intentioned, is not someone who tells you that you look fine just the way you are. A supportive friend is not someone who…

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De-stress and Get Thin

De-stress and Get Thin

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

These days, everyone’s stressed. Kids, traffic, gas prices, and work add up to a prescription for headaches and grinding teeth. Another side effect of stress is weight gain. How Stress Makes You Fat During ongoing stress, the body’s adrenal glands create more of the hormone cortisol than is normally needed….

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To Lose Weight, Have Faith

To Lose Weight, Have Faith

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

In 2002, the National Center for Health Statistics under the governance of the Centers for Disease Control conducted interview surveys of 31,044 adults to discover the frequency with which these people used Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to supplement their health care. An estimated 43 percent of those surveyed said…

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Mood and Food: Five Tips to Avoid the Blues

Mood and Food: Five Tips to Avoid the Blues

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

By Heather DeLuca Think cake will cure your crabbiness? Or baked goods will beat the blues? Probably not. Whether you’re suffering from an irritable mood, a case of the blues, or even full-blown depression, you may benefit from incorporating certain foods into your diet while avoiding others. More information is…

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