The Link between Food and Mental Health
Rebecca A. Clay Can nutrition affect your mental health? A growing research literature suggests the answer could be yes. Western-style dietary habits, in particular, come under special scrutiny in much of this research. … And small dietary changes can make a big difference. … Such studies are part of the growing evidence base within nutritional […]
Food, Mood, and Brain Health: Implications for the Modern Clinician
Laura Lachance and Drew Ramsey Improved, innovative strategies are needed for the prevention and promotion of recovery from mental illness as these disorders leading cause of disability worldwide. This article will review the evidence linking dietary pattern to brain-based illnesses and provide an overview of the mechanisms that underlie the association between brain health and […]
Food and Mood: How Do Diet and Nutrition Affect Mental Wellbeing?
Joseph Firth et al. … In recent years, the relationships betÂween nutrition and mental health have gained considerable interest. Indeed, epidemiological research has observed that adherence to healthy or Mediterranean dietary patterns—high consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes; moderate consumption of poultry, eggs, and dairy products; and only occasional consumption of red meat—is associated […]
Violent Behavior: A Solution in Plain Sight
Sylvia Onusic The disturbing tendencies we see today contrast strongly with Dr. Weston Price’s descriptions of harmonious, well-nourished indigenous cultures … Modern commentators are blind to the solution, a solution that is in plain sight: clearly defining good nutrition and putting it back into the mouths of our children, starting before they are even conceived. […]
Could Vitamin D Help Ward Off Suicide?
Joseph Mercola Suicide is a serious public health risk and the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S. A 2023 study of U.S. veterans found those with vitamin D de ciency who were prescribed vitamin D had a 64% lower risk of suicide when compared to those who didn’t take a supplement. This adds […]
A Positive Emotion-Based Meditation but Not Mindfulness-Based Meditation Improves Emotion Regulation
Camila P. R. A. T. Valim et al. Among the various strategies for modulating the components of the emotional responses, the cognitive reappraisal and distraction are highlighted in current researches. As indicated in recent studies, the capacity for emotional regulation can be improved by mindfulness meditation practicing. This practice usually offers benefits to people’s cognitive […]
Change Your Mind, Change The World
Lucy Crisetig It’s when we are present and engaged that more possibilities become apparent to us. Being vacant in your body and ruminating over things in your mind, while it’s been adrift in the distance, is to be mindless. One of the greatest things for me to learn was getting out of my head – […]
When Science Meets Mindfulness
Alvin Powell In recent decades, public interest in mindfulness meditation has soared. Paralleling, and perhaps feeding, the growing popular acceptance has been rising scientific attention.Studies have shown benefits against an array of conditions both physical and mental, including irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. But some of those findings have […]
