Have you ever wished you could live in a quiet peaceful place somewhere in the country? Because city living is just too stressful? Studies back up exactly how you feel. Brain imaging studies have found that living in a city or growing up in one can affect brain function during a stressful situation. According...
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I shall never forget the summer of 2000. I had said goodbye to my friends at WycliffeCollege. I lived alone. Worked alone. I isolated myself. Friends would call me. But I wouldn’t answer the phone. Bipolar disorder, with its many ravaging faces, had stalked me for 28 years. During manic phases,...
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Christmas is a time of strong emotions, reflections on lost loved ones and stress from shopping and preparing for seasonal parties. "This is the time of the year when people are vulnerable to depression, anyway," said Dr. Angelos Halaris, a psychiatrist with the Loyola University Health System. "The...
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Have you felt bummed out after binging on doughnuts or hamburgers? That’s because depression and diet may be related. Research suggests that eating a poor diet can make you more vulnerable to depression. Research findings: Eating foods high in trans fats (artificially produced, unnatural fats)...
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