Depression
How Exercise Affects Mood
Stress has a huge impact on mood, which in turn affects our relationships. The place to turn when you are stressed or in a bad mood is good old-fashioned exercise.
Connecting with Self
Taking time to deepen and strengthen your connection with self will provide you with more than peace of mind—it will help improve your overall health.
Kids Corner: Depression and Teens
Data over the past two decades suggest that the issue of depression in children and adolescents is genuine and is grossly underestimated in this younger age group.
Battling the Blues with Exercise
As the holidays approach, our to-do lists lengthen, our spare time dissipates, and our stress levels often soar.Those folks who look forward to this time of year can usually find ways to cope with the extra load, but for many people, the hustling and bustling of the season can trigger a downward spiral into depression, especially if they’re already feeling blue.
Natural Therapies for S.A.D.
Most people equate this time of year with the joys of the holiday season, but for people who experience a condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the shorter period of daylight and drop in temperatures may signal something much bleaker.
Coping Effectively with Holiday Stress and Depression
By now the trick-or-treaters have gobbled most of their candy, the Halloween decorations are put away and you are beginning to focus more on the winter holidays which are fast approaching. Even if you are able to handle the stress from your daily life rather effectively, chances are that even the most well-adjusted individual can go into a tailspin due to stress during the holiday season.
Don't Be S.A.D.
If you find it difficult to get into the holiday spirit year after year, you may be suffering from S.A.D. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more than just the winter blues. It is a physiological and psychological condition that is estimated to affect a half million people each winter between September and April. SAD was noticed in individuals prior to 1845 but was first researched and defined by Rosenthal et al. in 1984 and first appeared in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition in 1994.
